The account of what happened during the state’s multi-billion dollar border security operation is laid out in a DPS investigation that provides the most...
Salas was working on a “Special Operations Group Brush Team,” tasked with apprehending migrants, the report said. Despite the high-profile work, the brush teams have no specific written protocols or policies, according to the DPS.
The night of the wreck on Jan. 21, 2022, Salas and two other DPS officers teamed up with a Border Patrol Tactical Unit for an Operation Lone Star mission, according to the DPS report. Shortly after the shift began at 4 p.m, the group set out for a ranch in rural Maverick County, a two-hour drive southwest of San Antonio, where a group of migrants had been spotted on camera.
Investigators determined the driver wasn’t using a cell phone at the time of the crash. The report said Salas’ position on the vehicle “increased the risk of falling,” but it does not delve into why he was there in the first place.
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