Nevada lawmaker proposes making wrong-way driving a misdemeanor after a fatal crash involving an illegal immigrant.

Nevada lawmaker Brian Hibbetts is pushing to make wrong-way driving a misdemeanor following a fatal crash that killed off-duty Las Vegas police officer Colton Pulsipher. The wrong-way driver, Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, a 31-year-old Mexican citizen with a history of deportation, had been ordered to leave the U.S. but entered the country illegally. Jimenez-Jimenez's car contained alcohol and marijuana, though toxicology results are pending. Hibbetts aims to amend the law to hold drivers accountable for such incidents.

December 23, 2024
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