Roll of Honor
Luis O. Peña, Jr.
Incident
Border Patrol Agent Luis Peña succumbed to injuries sustained on October 18th, 2007, while responding to assist other agents in apprehending a narcotics smuggling group on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation.
Agent Peña's patrol vehicle left the roadway and rolled over near milepost 4 on Indian Route 20 near Sells, Arizona. He suffered several injuries in the crash that left him paralyzed. He succumbed to complications of his injuries on December 23rd, 2019.
Agent Peña had previously served with the Amtrak Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters, parents, and two sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Peña gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 6 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Peña.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Border Patrol Agent Luis O. Peña, Jr. 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 Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, 32 of 63 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luis O. Peña, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Luis O. Peña, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Luis O. Peña, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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