End of Watch January 16, 2002
Age 29
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 149 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol near Progresso, Texas.

He was rounding a curve on a gravel road, FM 1015, at Rancho Toluca Road, when his sport utility patrol vehicle rolled over twice. A fellow border patrol agent located the wreck at approximately 11:00 pm. Agent Hernandez was flown to a local hospital but had already succumbed to his injuries.

Agent Hernandez had served with the Border Patrol for over three years and was assigned to the station in Mercedes.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, parents, sisters, nephew, and cousin.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Hernandez gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Hernandez.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjinsusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 16, 2002
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Eloy is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2002, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Eloy was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Eloy had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol has 68 officers remembered here, Eloy among them.

Across the years
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Where

Border Patrol Agent Eloy Hernandez

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch January 16, 2002

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-E

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