(Keep at least two tires on black top due to loose sand)
On FM 755 just west of US HWY 281 lies a humble memorial dedicated to a fallen Border Patrol Agent. It is hard to find, even if you know the general area of its location, and almost impossible to see as you whiz by on FM 755.I thought it would be nice to remember this agent as we near the anniversary of the unfortunate accident. The following is the official US Border Patrol statement of events:
Entered on Duty: 2009-01-19
End of Watch: 2010-05-24
On May 23, 2010, Border Patrol Agent Mark F. Van Doren was in a vehicle accident while on patrol when his vehicle collided with a large bull on rural Farm-to-Market Road 755 in Brooks County, Texas. After the impact, his vehicle veered off the roadway and hit a tree. Agent Van Doren died on May 24, 2010, as a result of his injuries. His partner was critically injured in the crash, but survived.
Agent Van Doren was a native of Garden City, Michigan. He was a member of the 849th Session of the Border Patrol Academy, assigned to the Falfurrias Station within the Rio Grande Sector.
Agent Van Doren is survived by his three children, mother, father and two brothers.
Link to DHS site:
https://www.cbp.gov/about/in-memoriam/mark-f-van-doren