The wrong-way driver who killed an off-duty Las Vegas police officer earlier this month was in the United States illegally, federal officials told local media.
On December 12, Fernando Jimenez Jimenez, 31, drove his Ford F150 the wrong way on the northbound side of Interstate 15, striking a Toyota Corolla with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Colton Pa. I collided with Lucifer (29 years old). , The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Both died.
Jimenez Jimenez, a Mexican national, entered the United States twice in 2019 but was “returned to Mexico under an expedited removal order,” a spokesperson for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told FOX 5.
According to ICE, Jimenez-Jimenez applied to enter the United States with Customs and Border Protection in Brownsville, Texas, in January 2020, but was ordered deported by an immigration judge in December 2021.
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Officer Colton Pulsifer has been with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department since 2017, the department said on Facebook. Works at the Tourism Safety Division of the Transportation Bureau. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/Facebook)
According to Nevada State Police, Jimenez had containers of alcohol and marijuana in his truck at the time of the crash. he told FOX5. Toxicology results are pending.
Pulsifer has been with LVMPD since 2017 and was assigned to the Tourism Safety Division Traffic Bureau, where he “worked tirelessly to protect and serve our community,” LVMPD said on Facebook. He was on his way home from work when the accident occurred.
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On December 18, 2024, Officer Colton Pulsifer's casket is viewed by his fellow officers as pallbearers. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/Facebook)
LVMPD said on Facebook that he leaves behind a wife and three young children.
A subsequent post from the department included photos from a memorial service held Dec. 18 in Moapa, where he lived.
Police officers pay tribute to Officer Colton Pulsifer, who was killed in a wrong-way driving accident on December 12, 2024. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/Facebook)
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“Officer Pulsifer served his duty with courage, integrity and dedication, always putting the safety of others before his own,” the LVMPD post said. “Don't worry, Officer Pulsifer. We'll figure it out from here.”
