Brothers killed in head-on motorcycle crash with each other

KOLO TV ^ | December 11, 2023 | Kimberly Keagy, Makenna Leisifer and Amanda Alvarado

[Reno89519]

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ/Gray News) - Two brothers were killed in a head-on crash Saturday night in West Virginia, WSAZ reports.

According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, two motorcycles collided in a head-on crash, and brothers Shawn Dakota Roseberry, 24, and Michael Lee Roseberry, 26, both died at the scene.

Deputies said they believe that speed and wet roadways played a role in the crash, but noted the motorcycles were not street legal, had faulty equipment and neither driver was wearing a helmet.

No other vehicles or people were involved in the crash.

[Reno89519]

Wow, it took three journalists to write this article and they still did not ask and answer the obvious question, why were the two brothers driving head-on to each other?

[Spok]

Playing chicken? Darwin Award candidates?

[ClearCase_guy]

Seems surprising that two guys like this lived as long as they did.

[9YearLurker]

Why the population isn’t greater in West Virginia.

[Reno89519]

That’d be my guess.

[nuconvert]

“they believe that speed and wet roadways played a role in the crash”

No alcohol?

[JSM_Liberty]

“No alcohol?”

They were probably capable of being dumb without any assistance from alcohol.

[Alberta's Child]

“You might be a redneck if …”

These two were obviously celebrating something. At the ages of 24 and 26, I’m guessing the younger one just graduated from high school and the older one was just paroled.

[riverrunner]

That would be a good guess.

Playing chicken.

[Robert DeLong]

Kimberly Keagy joined the WSAZ news team as a reporter in January of 2020.

She was born and raised just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kimberly graduated from Point Park University Summa Cum Laude in 2019 earning her bachelor's degree in Broadcast Reporting and a minor in Political Science.

While in school, Kimberly interned in Washington D.C. where she worked along seasoned journalists covering Supreme Court decisions, State Department briefings, and Senate Committee meetings. She also interned at JET24 in Erie, Pennsylvania where she found her love for local news.

Outside of work, she enjoys trying out new restaurants, exercising, and spending time with her family and friends.

Kimberly is thrilled to begin her career in the tri-state.

Makenna Leisifer is one of the Midday producers at WSAZ and produces the 6 p.m. weekend newscasts.

Makenna started working for the station in July 2023.

She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and is a proud Yinzer*.

Makenna recently graduated from West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV., where she received her bachelor's degree in Journalism with a minor in Sports Communication.

At WVU, Makenna was the producer of the public affairs show, "West Virginia Today", and the main producer for the university's newscast, "WVU News."

She is a proud Mountaineer and is so excited to call the Mountain State home.

In her free time, she loves to travel, craft, and spend time with her loved ones.

* Yinzer is a 20th-century term playing on the Pittsburghese second-person plural vernacular "yinz." The word is used among people who identify themselves with the city of Pittsburgh and its traditions.

Amanda Alvarado

DIGITAL NEWS PRODUCER, GRAY DIGITAL CONTENT CENTER

Georgia State University, Multimedia Reporting and Film Media

[Babba Gi]

“motorcycles were not street legal, had faulty equipment and neither driver was wearing a helmet”
Almost heaven West Virginia.

[Vermont Lt]

“ Deputies said they believe that speed and wet roadways played a role in the crash, but noted the motorcycles were not street legal, had faulty equipment and neither driver was wearing a helmet.”
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These two were trying real hard for the Darwin Award with only a week left in the year.

[HombreSecreto]

Not jousting but chicken? Commoners.

[GreenHornet]

the motorcycles were not street legal, had faulty equipment and neither driver was wearing a helmet.

....and yet, something still went wrong.

[Vaquero]

“What’s the matter McFly…..chicken?”

[Mark17]

Deputies said they believe that speed and wet roadways played a role in the crash,

Nothing gets by these guys.

[rlmorel]

They might have been doing something like trying to pass each other at high speed going in opposing directions, doing something silly like videoing it, and realized they were too close, one maneuvered to adjust, lost control, and ran into the other.

Sure, they may have actually been playing chicken, but most people, even dumb people or low IQ people, don’t have a death wish like that.

They were probably trying to make a Tik Tok video.

Well. They are both dead now, brothers. Tragic.

[nwrep]

Reporting with a gleam in her eye.

[dfwgator]

[Grampa Dave]

According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, two motorcycles collided in a head-on crash, and brothers Shawn Dakota Roseberry, 24, and Michael Lee Roseberry, 26, both died at the scene.

Deputies said they believe that speed and wet roadways played a role in the crash, but noted the motorcycles were not street legal, had faulty equipment and neither driver was wearing a helmet.

Old man Darwin works 24/7 to cull the herd.