A Texas Department of Public Safety special agent died Saturday morning at a San Antonio hospital following a traffic crash near Eagle Pass, according to DPS officials.
Special Agent Anthony Salas, 37, was conducting tactical operations in Maverick County and working with the US Border Patrol BORTAC when he was involved in a crash during the arrest of six migrants, DPS officials said.
Officers at the scene tried to resuscitate Salas before he was taken by EMS to the Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center for treatment. Then, he was airlifted to University Hospital in San Antonio.
Salas died from his injuries just after 11 a.m. Saturday while alongside his family, according to DPS officials.
DPS said Salas joined the department in 2013 and was stationed in El Paso. He began his career as a trooper with the Texas Highway Patrol before moving up in the ranks to a special agent in the Criminal Investigations Division.
He was also a member of the DPS West Texas Special Response Team and served with the U.S. Marine Corps before joining DPS.