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{{Infobox incident
| title              = Yahir David Martinez
| date               = 2025-09-23
| city               =
| county             =
| state              = Texas
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = Brownsville, Texas (State Highway 4)
| facility           =
| agencies           = Border Patrol (with Texas DPS)
| operation_type     = Death connected to an immigration-enforcement operation
| status             = DPS investigating; two occupants detained.
| people_affected    = 1
| injuries           =
| deaths             = 1 — vehicle-pursuit crash
| agents_involved    = 
| vehicles_involved  =
| verification       = source confidence: medium
| key_sources        =
* [https://myrgv.com/alerts-brh/2025/09/24/driver-evading-border-patrol-killed-in-brownsville-crash-dps-says/ The Monitor]
* [https://www.krgv.com/news/driver-fleeing-from-border-patrol-agents-led-to-deadly-brownsville-crash-dps-says/ KRGV]
}}

'''Yahir David Martinez''' (21, unknown) died on 2025-09-23 during or as a result of a Border Patrol (with Texas DPS) operation, in Brownsville, Texas (State Highway 4). His pickup (reportedly loaded with narcotics) failed to yield to Border Patrol, sped off, lost control and struck a semi-trailer, killing him; two passengers were taken into Border Patrol custody.

== What is known ==
* '''Person:''' Yahir David Martinez, age 21; unknown (Brownsville, Texas resident; citizenship not stated).
* '''Date:''' 2025-09-23.
* '''Location:''' Brownsville, Texas (State Highway 4).
* '''Agency:''' Border Patrol (with Texas DPS).
* '''Reported cause:''' vehicle-pursuit crash.
* '''Circumstance:''' His pickup (reportedly loaded with narcotics) failed to yield to Border Patrol, sped off, lost control and struck a semi-trailer, killing him; two passengers were taken into Border Patrol custody.
* '''Official account:''' CBP/DPS said the vehicle "failed to yield and evaded" agents.
* '''Status:''' DPS investigating; two occupants detained.

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

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