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Second victim identified in wrong-way I-15 crash that killed off-duty Metro officer

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Officials have released the identity of the second victim in Thursday's fatal wreck that killed a Las Vegas Metropolitan police officer.

Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, died in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 15 at mile Marker 78 early Thursday morning, according to the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner.

Nevada State Police confirmed two men died in the crash, and LVMPD identified Officer Colton Pulsipher as one of the victims.

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Authorities are still investigating the incident, and Channel 13 will report those details once they are made available.