Man convicted in fatal 2023 motorcycle crash in Janesville

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WIFR) – A 45-year-old man has been convicted in connection with a vehicle-motorcycle crash that left one man dead and another injured.

Keith Rose was found guilty of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle by the Rock County District Attorney’s Office.

He received the maximum sentence of 25 years in the Wisconsin prison system; 15 years behind bars and 10 years of extended supervision.

The accident happened at 4:30 am June 22, 2023 on W. Hwy 11 in Janesville, killing a motorcyclist and injuring the vehicle’s passenger. Rose was the driver of the vehicle.

Investigators say Rose was high on meth at the time of the crash.