Goldsboro, NC (October 20, 2026) - David Earl Langston, 41, of Mount Olive, died at the scene after a pickup truck struck his motorcycle on U.S. 70 West near North William Street in Goldsboro, according to the Goldsboro Police Department.

Officers responded to the collision at approximately 1:15 p.m. Tuesday. Police said a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup driven by Edward Allen Stewart, 83, of Goldsboro, was traveling the wrong way on the highway when it struck Langston’s motorcycle.

Police were continuing to investigate the collision. Charges had not been announced.

Understanding the Evidence in a Wrong-Way Collision

The Goldsboro investigation concerns a pickup that police said was traveling against traffic. Establishing that direction of travel is different from explaining how the vehicle entered the wrong lanes. A witness may have seen a vehicle approaching the collision without seeing where it entered the highway.

For a family seeking answers after a fatal motorcycle crash, that distinction helps frame questions about the investigation. A statement describing the approach, a recording of the impact and photographs taken afterward may each show a different part of the sequence. Their timing and viewpoint matter when comparing accounts.

A motorcycle collision lawyer can review how that evidence bears on a possible claim. The goal is to understand the driving conduct and its connection to the death, without filling gaps with assumptions about age, distraction or impairment.

Questions After a Fatal Motorcycle Collision

A family does not need to reconstruct a crash on its own before asking about its legal options. Rosensteel Fleishman can discuss the available information, questions that remain for investigators and whether a wrongful-death claim may be available.