A Milwaukee man is facing reckless homicide charges after driving the wrong way and crashing his vehicle head-on into another vehicle.
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Ace Vue, 34, was released from Froedtert Hospital over the weekend without authorities being notified, according to the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department. He was taken into custody on Monday at his home in South Milwaukee.
Vue is accused of driving the wrong direction from Belgium to Port Washington on I-43 for approximately seven minutes before colliding with another vehicle. The crash resulted in the deaths of Jay and Nicole Horne of Oostburg, who were in the other vehicle. Their 22-year-old daughter, Allissa, sustained severe injuries.
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Evidence from Vue's dash cam showed that he reached speeds exceeding 100 MPH, with the camera recording a speed of 92 MPH just before the crash. Vue was injured in the incident and was initially hospitalized.
He is now facing two counts of first-degree reckless homicide and one count of first-degree reckless injury. If convicted, each count of reckless homicide could result in a sentence of up to 60 years in prison.
According to Ozaukee County Sheriff, Christy Knowles, they hoped the hospital would have honored their request of being notified when he was released.
TMJ4 asked why deputies weren't with Vue in the hospital. Sheriff Knowles said, "If a person is not seriously injured we do not stay and we ask the hospital to contact us when they are going to be released. Vue was not ambulatory so we did not stay. We determine on a case by case basis. Staffing is very limited when you have a 2 deputy guard duty and it's not a local hospital."
A spokesperson for Froedtert Hospital sent the following statement:
"We work closely with local law enforcement to follow all legal considerations. Due to privacy laws (HIPAA), we are not able to comment further about the case specifics of any individual patient."
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