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Officer Juan Jaime Gonzalez | California Highway Patrol, California
California Highway Patrol, California

Officer

Juan Jaime Gonzalez

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch: Monday, February 17, 2014

Biographical Info

Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: 18935

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: February 17, 2014
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Juan Gonzalez and Officer Brian Law were killed in a single-vehicle crash while responding to a traffic collision call on Highway 99, near Bethel Avenue, in Kingsburg, at approximately 6:00 am.

Both officers were riding in the same cruiser responding to the collision, which had been incorrectly reported in the northbound lanes of Highway 99. As they approached the scene, they came upon the crash in the southbound lanes with one of the victims in their travel lane. The patrol car swerved in an attempt to avoid striking the victim, struck the guardrail, and overturned.

They both suffered fatal injuries in the crash.

Officer Gonzalez had served with the California Highway Patrol for six years. He was survived by his father, mother, brother, sister, and long-time girldfriend.