End of Watch March 14, 2006
Age 28
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Senior Patrol Agent Nick Greenig was killed in a vehicle crash on Arizona 86 on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation near Why, Pima County, Arizona, when the department vehicle he was riding in struck a bull that was walking across the highway.

He and his partner were working a plainclothes detail when the crash occurred at approximately 8:00 pm. His partner sustained minor injuries in the crash.

Agent Greenig had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to the Ajo Border Patrol Station.

Agent Greenig had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to the Ajo Border Patrol Station.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, sister, and three brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Patrol Agent Greenig gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Patrol Agent Greenig.

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

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

Service Record

End of Watch March 14, 2006
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Nicholas is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2006, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Nicholas was 28. 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. Nicholas had served 4 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

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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 Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol has 63 officers remembered here, Nicholas among them.

Across the years
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Where

Senior Patrol Agent Nicholas Darren Greenig

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch March 14, 2006

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-E

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