Deputy Ignacio 'Dan' Diaz received treatment at St. Mary's Medical Center following Thursday's wreck west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road.

The deputies were dealing with a PBSO motorcycle that wouldn't start when an SUV swerved into them, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said.

The South Florida law enforcement community is mourning the loss of two veteran Palm Beach County deputies who were killed in a tragic crash on Thursday morning, with a third deputy remaining in critical condition.

Thousands of people will gather next week to pay tribute to the three deputies who died as the result of a crash Thursday in Loxahatchee.

Deputy Ignacio "Dan" Diaz was initially reported to be seriously injured in the crash and "fighting for his life."

On Thursday night, PBSO spokeswoman Teri Barbera identified the victims. Cpl. Luis Paez, who died and was born in 1966, worked for more than 36 years with PBSO, first as a corrections deputy before moving to road patrol, "and ultimately serving passionately as a motor deputy for more than 20 years," Barbera wrote.

The third deputy involved in a crash in Loxahatchee — which claimed the lives of two other deputies — died after fighting for his life for several days.