Police: Wrong-Way Pickup Struck Motorcycle In Fatal US 70 Crash

GOLDSBORO – A 41-year-old Mt. Olive man was killed Tuesday afternoon when police said a pickup traveling the wrong way on US 70 struck his motorcycle.

Goldsboro Police responded to the crash around 1:15 p.m. Oct. 20 on US 70 West near North William Street.

Investigators said a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup driven by 83-year-old Edward Allen Stewart of Goldsboro was traveling in the wrong direction on US 70 when it collided with a motorcycle.

The motorcyclist, identified as David Earl Langston of Mt. Olive, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police did not release additional details about what led to the pickup traveling the wrong way.

The crash remains under investigation.

Goldsboro Police said any additional information, including whether charges will be filed, will be released as the investigation continues.