BURNSVILLE, W.Va. — A Huntington man is dead after wrecking his motorcycle on Interstate 79 in Braxton County.
State police said Chad Carpenter, 50, was traveling alone Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his bike southbound between the Burnsville and Flatwood exits at around 4:30 p.m.
Carpenter’s bike went off the western edge of the interstate and slammed into a guardrail. Troopers said died at the scene of the wreck.
The investigation into the wreck is ongoing.
Story by Jeff Jenkins, MetroNews