Smyth County, VA (September 17, 2024) – Jessie Bragg, a 33-year-old man from Shady Spring, WV, tragically died in a motorcycle crash on Sunday, September 15. The accident occurred just after 4 p.m. at the northbound Exit 39 ramp off Interstate 81 in Smyth County, Virginia.
Bragg reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign at the end of the ramp and collided with a car traveling on Route 11. He was transported to Smyth County Community Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Bragg was wearing a helmet at the time.
The crash is still under investigation.