Luke Vandenheuvel appears virtually in Outagamie County court, July 16, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Outagamie County court/Zoom)
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Luke Vandenheuvel was sentenced Friday to two years in prison for firing a shot into another vehicle during a road rage incident.
Vandenheuvel, 22, previously pleaded no contest to second-degree reckless injury for the July 13 incident.
He was also placed on extended supervision for three years by Judge Mark McGinnis, according to a court official.
According to the criminal complaint, a motorist said Vandenheuvel cut off him off on Lynndale Drive on July 13. That driver says he then passed Vandenheuvel, and then “paused” before entering a roundabout. Vandenheuvel followed the other driver then passed him, firing a shot into the other vehicle.
One witness said the motorist yelled something at Vandenheuvel just before the shot was fired.
At an earlier hearing, Vandenheuvel’s attorney said Vandenheuvel feared for his safety during the incident.
“Luke said he was worried about his safety because of what was happening and added that he knew about not answering questions but continued saying the guy brake checked him four times in a row at a full stop and wasn’t letting him go ahead of him. Luke said he was worried he was going to hit him and worried about his safety, which is why he did what he did. It was less of a rage thing and more concern for his safety. Luke said if he didn’t do anything, he knew he (the other person) was going to cause an accident,” the complaint quotes him as saying.
The other driver told the court at a previous hearing he wanted an attempted murder charge because the bullet came within inches of his head.
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