Colton Pulsipher dies in fatal Las Vegas wrong-way crash
Fatal Las Vegas wrong-way crash death of Colton Pulsipher – Obituary
Las Vegas police have confirmed the tragic death of Officer Colton Pulsipher, who was killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 15 while returning home from his shift. The crash occurred just before 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, when a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction collided with several northbound vehicles near the Valley of Fire.
Two men were declared dead at the scene, and a woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital with injuries. Officer Pulsipher, who had been with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department since 2017, was off-duty at the time of the crash and was driving his own car. He is survived by his wife and three children.
A section of the highway near mile marker 75 was closed for several hours as authorities investigated the incident. The identity of the second victim has not been released, and the investigation is ongoing.