LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A driver within the nation illegally was almost thrice the authorized restrict when he killed a Las Vegas police officer in a wrong-way crash, the 8 Information Now Investigators have discovered.
On Dec. 12, 2024, Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, collided with LVMPD Officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, killing each. Jimenez-Jimenez was driving a truck southbound within the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 close to the Valley of Fireplace. A 3rd driver was additionally injured within the crash when she collided with Jimenez-Jimenez’s truck within the aftermath, paperwork stated.
Jimenez-Jimenez had a blood-alcohol degree of 0.205, in accordance with paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained Monday. The edge for Nevada police and prosecutors to determine fault in drunk-driving arrests is 0.08. Jimenez additionally had THC, the energetic psychoactive compound in marijuana merchandise, in his system.
The truck Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez was driving when he collided with LVMPD Officer Colton Pulsipher. (Nevada State Police/KLAS)
Blood check outcomes can take months, notably when searching for superior compounds, together with THC.
Jimenez-Jimenez, an undocumented immigrant, had utilized for citizenship in 2020, however in 2021, an immigration choose in Texas ordered him faraway from the nation, an ICE spokesperson stated in December. Jimenez-Jimenez entered the nation illegally twice in 2019. Each instances, ICE returned him to Mexico.
Pulsipher, a husband and father of three, was off-duty and headed dwelling on the time, police stated.
Investigators suspect Jimenez-Jimenez was touring between 91 and 99 mph at impression, paperwork stated. Police recognized him via a passport and fingerprints.
On Dec. 12, 2024, Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, collided with LVMPD Officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, killing each. (Credit score: Behind the Blue)
A passenger in Jimenez-Jimenez’s truck survived and walked off right into a desert space earlier than troopers arrived, paperwork stated. Troopers later positioned the passenger greater than 9 hours after the crash, asleep within the desert. Throughout an interview, the person stated he and Jimenez-Jimenez labored for a landscaping firm and drove to the desert to drink.
In Jimenez-Jimenez’s truck, troopers positioned a number of empty alcoholic beverage containers, in addition to receipts and packages, from a marijuana dispensary.
In Jimenez-Jimenez’s truck, troopers positioned a number of empty alcoholic beverage containers, in addition to receipts and packages, from a marijuana dispensary. (Nevada State Police/KLAS)
Detectives positioned a video exhibiting Jimenez-Jimenez and his passenger buying marijuana merchandise from a drive-thru dispensary two days earlier, paperwork stated. Video from the sale additionally confirmed Jimenez-Jimenez smoking marijuana whereas within the driver’s seat.
Jimenez-Jimenez’s truck was not registered in his identify, and its proprietor by no means contacted police, paperwork stated.
