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Sierra Blanca I-10 Pedestrian Truck Accident: When a Border Patrol Agent Meets an 18-Wheeler on Foot If you are reading this because someone you love was struck by a commercial truck while on foot on an interstate highway — whether a law enforcement officer in pursuit, a worker pulled to the shoulder, or a person stranded in a travel lane — you are already past the worst night of your life and into the days that follow, when the hospital calls and the adjuster calls and you cannot tell which voice is the dangerous one. Take a breath. What follows is the truth about what happened, what the law actually does for someone hit by an 80,000-pound truck while doing their job on a Texas interstate, and what evidence is already disappearing while you read this. In September 2019, a U.S. Border Patrol agent with eight years of service was conducting a foot pursuit along Interstate 10 near Sierra Blanca, in Hudspeth County, Texas, after a stolen vehicle was identified at the permanent Border Patrol checkpoint. The stolen vehicle fled, was pursued for roughly four miles, and the driver lost control and attempted to escape on foot. During that foot…