He thought he could outrun the law. The moment the canine alerted, everything spiraled out of control.

A hidden human cargo. A desperate driver. A federal agent thrown into harm’s way.

One split-second decision turned a routine checkpoint into a crime scene,

and a Texas highway into a trail of ruine… Continues…

Kevin Dominguez likely expected just another tense encounter at a Border Patrol checkpoint,

but the trained canine’s alert shattered any hope of slipping through unnoticed. When agents discovered movement in his trunk,

the situation turned from suspicion to crisis. Rather than surrender, he chose violence, slamming his sedan into reverse,

striking a U.S. Border Patrol agent, and speeding away into the Texas heat.

That panicked decision followed him into court.

Federal prosecutors laid out the stark reality: an assaulted officer,

a smuggling attempt, and a brazen disregard for human life.

The hidden passenger was safely recovered, but the consequences for Dominguez were severe.

At just 26, he now faces 18 months in federal prison,

his name added to a growing list of smugglers who gambled with lives at the border—and lost.