The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, August 22, 2008
"We lost a member of our family"
People in Bremerton, Wash., on the western shore of Puget Sound, are mourning the loss of a leading figure in the town's music scene.

Megan Roscoe, 25, was killed in a rollover crash Tuesday in Millard County, Utah.

Roscoe was riding in a truck driven by her boyfriend, Donnie Rivers - lead singer for the Bremerton band Y.I.A. - when it drifted into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 6 near Hinckley. Rivers overcorrected, the truck rolled and Roscoe was ejected. Utah Highway Patrol troopers say Roscoe was wearing a seat belt, but may have been wearing it incorrectly. (Here's the Tribune's brief account of the accident.)

According to the Kitsap Sun, the paper in Bremerton, Y.I.A. was finishing a tour of Utah, opening for the Tacoma punk band Red White and Die. They were scheduled to perform in Salt Lake City on Thursday.

Roscoe was a member of Artists for Freedom and Unity, a Bremerton music venue and art gallery that hosts concerts and supports local music.

"It feels like we lost a member of our family," Rose Smith, co-owner of Artists for Freedom and Unity, told the Kitsap Sun. A tribute concert is planned for tonight at the AFU Gallery in Bremerton.

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