Ace Vue, the Milwaukee man involved in a fatal wrong-way freeway crash that claimed the lives of Jay and Nicole Horne, has had his bail set at $2 million by an Ozaukee County judge. The accident, which also critically injured the Hornes' daughter Allissa, occurred on Interstate 43 and resulted from Vue reportedly driving at high speeds in the wrong direction. Vue is currently being held on two counts of first-degree reckless homicide and reckless injury.
Details released by the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office suggest that Vue was traveling near 100 mph, "while passing 24 different vehicles and ultimately striking the victims' vehicle," according to a statement obtained by WISN 12 News. To continue raising the stakes of tragedy, the dashcam footage from Vue's vehicle allegedly captured him driving across the median on the freeway, doing a U-turn, and then accelerating up to 100 mph.
Following the devastating crash, prosecutors are reportedly still waiting for blood test results to determine if Vue was under the influence at the time of the incident. Meanwhile, Allissa Horne remains hospitalized, facing additional surgeries as she recovers from the critical injuries sustained,” explained Ozaukee County District Attorney Benjamin Lindsay in a report by WISN 12 News.
Authorities have been scrutinizing the circumstances leading up to the fatal collision. "For the next seven minutes, he travelled at speeds at times in excess of 100 miles an hour," Lindsay added on WISN 12 News. The investigation, which included details from Vue's dashcam, highlighted a particularly perplexing behavior — Vue had apparently been driving in circles around Port Washington prior to the crash, as reported by TMJ4.
There was confusion surrounding Vue's whereabouts immediately post-crash. After being treated at Froedtert Hospital, Vue was discharged without the Sheriff's Office being notified. He was subsequently taken into custody at his parent's home on the following Monday, addressing earlier concerns that Vue would need significant inpatient care, which a misunderstanding clarified led to a missed notification of his release. The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office shared in a press release cited by GMToday that a communication breakdown had occurred, resulting in this oversight.
