Officer Adolfo M. Hernandez

Adolfo M. Hernandez

Officer Adolfo Hernandez and Officer Frederick Enright were killed in a helicopter crash near Highway 17 in Fremont.

The two were on patrol when a mechanical failure caused the loss of horizontal control. They crashed near the General Motors plant, in between two railroad tracks. Both officers were killed instantly.

Officer Hernandez was a United States Army veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for nine years. He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, four sisters, and six brothers.