Fatal Accident at Hillbilly Hotdogs

[hillbilly1]

https://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Two-Dead-Several-Injured-In-Multi-Vehicle-Wreck-On-Route-2-In-Lesage-160390.shtml#.VZ8rWvlVhBc

These people were likely on their way to a rally in Huntington.

 

[Tiger_993]

This report of the same accident states that three motorcycles were struck from behind by a pickup truck as they slowed to make a turn:

https://www.wchstv.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.wv/294981be-www.wchstv.com.shtml#.VZ82OxNViko

Very sad.

 

[08FJR4ME]

Always watch your six when comming to a stop.

Sad to see,

Dave

 

[El Toro Joe]

Sad indeed...

 

[LKLD]

Sorry to hear this. All the best for the 3rd motorcyclist, and the families of those taken.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Just being there and traveling the exact same way, here is my perception of what happened.

All vehicles were going South on 2. The motorcycles were turning left into HillBilly's. There is no signage worth a darn to tell you that this place is on the left. It's almost a blind find, it pops up very quickly when coming down WV2. I believe the bikes were hard on the brakes once they had HillBilly's in sight, which is when you are pretty much on top of it!. Whether enough brake lighting etc played a part? pickup truck driver not reacting fast enough? who knows?, but the pickup rammed them from behind, at least what I perceive from this.

I had HB's on my GPS and I was still hard on the brakes to make the left into the entrance, which there is 2, the most Northern for me was easily surpassed. Shrubs and trees shelter the opening/entrance and it comes up quickly.

Bad deal anyway you look at it, and my heart goes out to those and family's involved. Very sad

 

[TomInPA]

It does not help that the parking and turnouts are all unpaved, so you can't tuck in there at speed either. Parking is chaotic at best with no marked spots and lots of distraction from people parking along both sides of the road. It would sure be nice to see the road widened to allow a turn lane there, but I doubt that will happen for a private business.

The road is a complete straightaway there, and speeds are relatively high from what I saw. I suspect TopSpeed's scenario is pretty accurate.

 

[jnor]

Just being there and traveling the exact same way, here is my perception of what happened.
All vehicles were going South on 2. The motorcycles were turning left into HillBilly's. There is no signage worth a darn to tell you that this place is on the left. It's almost a blind find, it pops up very quickly when coming down WV2. I believe the bikes were hard on the brakes once they had HillBilly's in sight, which is when you are pretty much on top of it!. Whether enough brake lighting etc played a part? pickup truck driver not reacting fast enough? who knows?, but the pickup rammed them from behind, at least what I perceive from this.

I had HB's on my GPS and I was still hard on the brakes to make the left into the entrance, which there is 2, the most Northern for me was easily surpassed. Shrubs and trees shelter the opening/entrance and it comes up quickly.

Bad deal anyway you look at it, and my heart goes out to those and family's involved. Very sad

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