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Ariz. Border Patrol agent among 2 killed in crash

Agent Daniel Cox and another motorist died in a head-on crash

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National Border Patrol Tucson, Twitter

The Officer Down Memorial Page identified the agent as Daniel Cox.

Duty Death: Daniel Cox - [Tucson]

End of Service: 31/07/2021

By Jamie Donnelly
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson

SELLS, Ariz. — A Border Patrol agent and a civilian motorist were killed in a head-on crash early Saturday near Sells, officials say.

Few details about the crash have been released, but it happened around 12:30 a.m. on Arizona 86 near Milepost 128, east of Sells.

Sells is about 60 miles southwest of Tucson.

Multiple emergency response agencies responded to the wreck, but both the agent and the other driver were pronounced dead at the scene.

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