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Milwaukee man charged in wrong-way crash on I-43 that killed two and injured one
A Milwaukee man has been arrested and charged in connection with a wrong-way crash on Memorial Day on Interstate 43 in the Town of Port Washington area that killed two people and seriously injured another.
Ace Vue, 34, was charged with two counts of first-degree reckless homicide in the deaths of Nicole Horne, 51, and Jay Horne, 56, of Oostburg.
Vue was also charged with one count of first-degree reckless injury for seriously injuring 22-year-old passenger Alissa Horne.
The charges could come with a fine of up to $100,000 and a prison term of up to 145 years.
The crash happened at 12:44 a.m. May 26.
According to the criminal complaint:
Vue got on I-43 in the Town of Belgium, driving southbound in the northbound lanes. He was "swerving and excessively speeding." Other cars flashed their lights and honked as he passed by. At least five people called 911.
When Vue hit the Horne's vehicle, dash camera footage from Vue's vehicle showed a vehicle speed of 92 mph. A deputy who investigated the crash said both vehicles sustained "substantially devastating damage."
Nicole Horne and Jay Horne were pronounced dead at the scene.
Alissa Horne was pinned in the backseat but was conscious.
Deputies were able to extricate both Alissa Horne and Vue from their vehicles.
Alissa Horne was taken by Port Washington Fire and Rescue to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. Vue was taken to Aurora Medical Center in Grafton and then was flown by Flight for Life to Froedtert.
Vue was arrested at his home on June 2, according to an updated news release from the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office.
The Sheriff's Office said Vue was released from the hospital sometime over the weekend of May 31-June 1 without the sheriff's office being notified.
On June 3, Vue will appear in court for an initial appearance.
Contact Claudia Levens at clevens@ Follow her on X at @levensc13.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee man arrested and charged in fatal wrong-way crash on I-43
