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{{Infobox incident
| title              = Walter Turner II
| date               = 2026-05-24
| city               =
| county             =
| state              = Florida
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = Hobe Sound, Florida (U.S. 1, Martin County)
| facility           =
| agencies           = Border Patrol (initiating agency), then FHP/local police
| operation_type     = Death connected to an immigration-enforcement operation
| status             = FHP investigating; enforcement nexus is weak/contested (included because trackers list it as a Border-Patrol-initiated pursuit death).
| people_affected    = 1
| injuries           =
| deaths             = 1 — vehicle-pursuit crash (self)
| agents_involved    = 
| vehicles_involved  =
| verification       = source confidence: low
| key_sources        =
* [https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-martin-county/16-mile-chase-fatal-crash-martin-county-5-26-26 WPTV]
* [https://www.southernborder.org/deaths_by_border_patrol Southern Border Communities]
}}

'''Walter Turner II''' (43, U.S. citizen) died on 2026-05-24 during or as a result of a Border Patrol (initiating agency), then FHP/local police operation, in Hobe Sound, Florida (U.S. 1, Martin County). Border Patrol encountered him driving the wrong way and initiated a pursuit; after a ~16-mile multi-agency chase he struck two vehicles head-on and crashed into a tree, killing himself and injuring four others.

== What is known ==
* '''Person:''' Walter Turner II, age 43; U.S. citizen.
* '''Date:''' 2026-05-24.
* '''Location:''' Hobe Sound, Florida (U.S. 1, Martin County).
* '''Agency:''' Border Patrol (initiating agency), then FHP/local police.
* '''Reported cause:''' vehicle-pursuit crash (self).
* '''Circumstance:''' Border Patrol encountered him driving the wrong way and initiated a pursuit; after a ~16-mile multi-agency chase he struck two vehicles head-on and crashed into a tree, killing himself and injuring four others.
* '''Official account:''' FHP/Martin County Sheriff detailed the pursuit; Border Patrol's role was as the initiating pursuer. Reported as a wrong-way DUI/mental-health incident, not a targeted immigration action.
* '''Status:''' FHP investigating; enforcement nexus is weak/contested (included because trackers list it as a Border-Patrol-initiated pursuit death).

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== See also ==
* [[:Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement]]
* [[:Category:Deaths during immigration enforcement operations]]

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