Misinformation May Have Led To Deadly CHP Crash In Fresno County

FRESNO (CBS13) — Family and friends of two California Highway Patrol officers killed in the line of duty are remembering them as great men.

Officers Brian Law and Juan Gonzalez were killed in a crash on Monday morning in Fresno County as they sped to an accident scene to help people in need.

The CHP officers were responding to a traffic accident on Highway 99 south of Fresno when their patrol car hit a guardrail and overturned.

Word of the deadly crash quickly spread to fellow officers.

"This is a wakeup call," said Sean Wilkenfield. "Every day you go to work, you don't know if you're going to come home, and sometimes the worst happens."

Misinformation may have played a role in the collision. The officers were southbound on Highway 99 to a crash that was first reported in the northbound lanes of the highway.

The accident ended up being on their side of the road. When officers arrived in the pre-dawn darkness, they swerved to miss a pedestrian on the road and lost control.

Law leaves behind three young children.