The Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents are at it again; they provided assistance to victims involved in two separate vehicle accidents during the past week.
Just before midnight Thursday, two agents from the Sonoita Border Patrol Station helped stabilize a crash victim after his motorcycle and another vehicle collided near the intersection of State Route 83 and Sahuarita Road. Agents witnessed the accident during their normal patrol duties and immediately rushed to the man’s aid. After contacting Emergency Medical Services, the agents stabilized the victim suffering from multiple injuries. Emergency personnel from several agencies also responded and the man was transported to a local hospital.
Early Sunday, Nogales Border Patrol Station agents received a call from the Arizona Department of Public Safety requesting assistance in the search for a missing vehicle. At approximately 7 a.m., agents located the vehicle at the bottom of an embankment on a remote portion of Ruby Road, south of Arivaca, Arizona. Border Patrol agents descended the embankment and found the driver trapped inside the vehicle. After extricating the man, a Border Patrol EMT stabilized him until a LifeFlight helicopter arrived to airlift the victim to a local hospital.
Despite the ACLU’s effort to portray the agents as dastardly, all Border Patrol agents are trained as first responders and are often first on the scene during an emergency. This quick response capability serves to improve the survival of anyone injured while traveling across southern Arizona.