Six Eagle Passans Arrested in Undocumented Immigrant Smuggling High Pursuit Accident Resulting in Death of One Immigrant

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019

Six Eagle Passans were arrested arising from an undocumented immigrant smuggling attempt on Friday, June 21, 2019 in Kinney County, Texas at approximately 10:30 P.M. that resulted in Kinney County Sheriff Deputies engaging one of the vehicles with 10 immigrants in a high pursuit chase during inclement weather resulting in the death of one of the immigrants and up to six injured as a result of a rollover accident.

Four of the six individuals arrested are 17 year old and two are 18 year old. Kinney County Sheriff Department has filed state charges against all six individuals from Eagle Pass.

Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe issued a statement that on June 21, 2019, at approximately 10:45 P.M., Kinney County Sheriff’s Deputies were involved in a pursuit involving a possible alien smuggling load and one of the vehicles, a Ford F-250 Pick-Up Truck, was seen traveling on Ranch Road 674 near Brackettville, Texas. As the Kinney County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop the Ford F-250 Pick-Up Truck did not stop and a pursuit ensued. The Ford F-250 Pick-Up Truck driver lost control of the vehicle and rolled over, injuring six of the vehicle’s 11 occupants with one of them passing away at the hospital. The case remains under investigation, said Sheriff Brad Coe.

The U.S. Border Patrol is assisting the Kinney County Sheriff’s Department with the investigation.