End of Watch May 13, 2022
Age 40
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Salazar was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Bell Valley Truck Trail near Campo, California.

He was responding to investigate a sensor that had been activated in the area when his Jeep Wrangler patrol vehicle left the roadway and overturned in a rugged area. Another agent located the wreckage at about 5:30 am.

Border Patrol Agent Salazar had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to the El Cajon Station.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, parents, and three siblings.

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 13, 2022
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2022, 60 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 73rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Daniel was 40. 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. Daniel 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

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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, Daniel among them.

Across the years
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Where

Border Patrol Agent Daniel Humberto Salazar

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch May 13, 2022

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W

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