Cecillo Orozco III and Jose Rodriguez-Lua Killed in US Border Patrol Collision

Cecillo Orozco III and Jose Rodriguez-Lua Killed in US Border Patrol Collision

After colliding with the van, Orozco’s truck rolled over and burst into flames, DPS said, adding that Cecillo Orozco III was burned beyond recognition.

Cecillo Orozco III and Jose Rodriguez-Lua

Cecillo Orozco III and Jose Rodriguez-Lua Killed in US Border Patrol Collision

Donna, TX – Two people, including  a Border Patrol processing coordinator, were killed and one other person was seriously injured in a wrong-way traffic collision in Donna on Friday, November 1

The two victims have been identified as 47-year-old Cecillo Orozco III and 21-year-old Jose Martin Rodriguez-Lua of Brownsville- a Border Patrol processing coordinator.

The fiery two-vehicle accident happened at about 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. on U.S. 281 Military Highway east of FM 493.

According to DPS, a Border Patrol van was traveling eastbound on U.S. 281 Military Highway east of FM 493 when it was hit head-on by a Ford F-150 pickup driven by Orozco III

Investigations revealed that Orozco was traveling westbound on the eastbound side of U.S. 281 Military Highway.

Border Patrol processing coordinator Jose Rodriguez-Lua Killed in Head-on Collision with Wrong-Way Driver

After colliding with the van, Orozco’s truck rolled over and burst into flames, DPS said, adding that Orozco III was burned beyond recognition.

The driver of the van, also a Border Patrol agent, was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries and later released.

Rodriguez-Lua, who was a passenger in the van, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.

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