LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The incorrect-way driver who killed a Las Vegas Metro police officer on Interstate 15 was within the nation illegally, federal officers stated Monday.
Fernando Jimenez, 31, died when he collided with LVMPD Officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, on Dec. 12. Jimenez was driving a truck the unsuitable method within the northbound lanes close to the Valley of Hearth.
Jimenez utilized for citizenship in 2020, however in 2021, an immigration choose in Texas ordered Jimenez faraway from the nation, an ICE spokesperson stated. Jimenez entered the nation illegally twice in 2019. Each occasions, ICE returned him to Mexico.
Pulsipher, a husband and father of three, was off-duty and headed dwelling on the time, police stated.
Police positioned “several containers of alcohol and marijuana packages in and around,” Jimenez’s automobile, they stated final week. Toxicology outcomes had been pending and it was not instantly clear if Jimenez was impaired.
There was no indication Jimenez had a felony report within the nation earlier than his loss of life. It was not instantly clear why the choose ordered his removing.
Particulars about how or why Jimenez entered the freeway the unsuitable method had been unavailable on Monday.
Behind the Blue, a non-profit group that helps the households of fallen and injured officers, was internet hosting a fundraiser for Pulsipher’s household.
