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By: EFE
Monday, November 18
They investigate the Border Patrol in California for an incident in which a Mexican died
Federal and state authorities of California investigating an incident in which a Mexican citizen died after being thrown from a car that crashed while being pursued by the Border Patrol, reported this Tuesday by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The incident occurred on 25 December around 6. in the afternoon, local time.
According to a statement from CBP, National Guard personnel from California who was on a surveillance platform observed a black Honda vehicle about 6.5 miles away (10. 4 kilometers) north of the border with Mexico near the town of Jamul.
Minutes later the vehicle returned in the opposite direction at full speed, a situation that was viewed as suspicious by the soldiers, who reported it to the Border Patrol.
A Border Patrol vehicle tried to stop the car, and although the driver stopped momentarily, then fled to through a trailer park. Another Patrol vehicle tried to block him at the exit of the park, but the Honda hit the official car and continued his flight, followed by border agents.
Little after the car will went off the road and crashed, leaving three of its occupants ejected.
The driver of the Honda, who was not expelled from the vehicle, tried to flee on foot but was stopped by border agents.
The passengers who were expelled from the car were treated s by emergency personnel, who determined that one of them, a Mexican citizen, suffered a head injury and was declared dead at the scene .
The incident is being investigated by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and is being reviewed by the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility, among others it depends ncias.
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