A federal agent struck as a desperate driver tried to blast his way out of a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint. Now, the sentence is in—and it’s raising fierce questions about risk, responsibility, and how far someone will go to flee a federal
The August 1, 2023 encounter on U.S. Highway 57 began like thousands of routine checkpoint stops, until a Border Patrol canine signaled trouble in the trunk of 26-year-old Kevin Dominguez’s sedan. When agents opened it and found an undocumented person hidden inside, Dominguez made a split-second decision that reshaped his life: he threw the car in reverse, struck a federal agent, and sped away from the checkpoint.