Roll of Honor
George E. Pringle
Incident
Border Patrol Inspector George Pringle was killed in an automobile crash while investigating a vehicle suspected of containing illegal aliens. He was speaking with a special agent from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California near Parker Dam, California, when they observed a vehicle known to be connected with illegal activity in the area. As Inspector Pringle went to investigate a tire on his patrol car blew out along Park Road, two miles south of Park Dam, causing him to lose control. He was taken to a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, where he succumbed to his injuries three days later. Inspector Pringle was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Border Patrol Inspector Pringle gave the United States Department of Justice 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
George E. Pringle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Border Patrol Inspector George E. Pringle is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George E. Pringle's cause is highlighted.
How George E. Pringle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George E. Pringle is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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