Judge sentences wrong-way driver to 30 years for deadly crash

A Milwaukee man who drove drunk the wrong way on Interstate 43, killing a couple and severely injuring their daughter, will spend 30 years in prison for the crime, followed by 25 years' probation.34-year-old Ace Vue previously pleaded guilty to two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and one count of injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle.Court records show he was driving 92 miles per hour, the wrong way on I-43 in Ozaukee County, killing Nicole and Jay Horne and critically injuring their daughter, Alissa. His own dash camera was recording.WATCH Dashcam captures wrong-way driver's fatal I-43 collisionVue had just left his grandfather's funeral and had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit after the crash."I should've never been behind the wheel that night," Vue told the court Tuesday."There really are no words strong or heavy enough to carry the weight of the crime I committed here," he said. "I wake up every morning knowing that my choices and decisions caused two individuals to lose their lives, and that truth will stay with me longer than any sentence."The Horne family also spoke in Tuesday's sentencing hearing."We know no sentence can bring Jay and Nicole back," said Jay's brother Kevin Horne. "I get that, but accountability matters. It's a necessary part of justice, healing and honoring the lives that were taken from us.""This is really confusing for me as a human," said Cassie Horne, niece of the couple. "I want the worst for you, but I don't want your family to feel the worst of your choices."Ultimately, Judge Sandy Williams sentenced Vue to more than what prosecutors requested."The consequences in this case are horrifying," she said. "You drove at extremely high speeds. You're going the wrong way on an expressway for a significant distance. You created the deadly situation."Top HeadlinesMilwaukee middle school student says school janitor body slammed himMilwaukee courthouse security officer killed in shooting; man, woman arrestedLincoln Park neighborhood residents voice frustration over year-old pothole on 22nd StreetWATCH Search continues for Timmothy Pitzen, 15 years after disappearance