Man Arrested In Fatal Collision

The Fayetteville Police Department investigates a motorcycle accident Tuesday at 3615 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Rickey Lee Langham, 60, of Elkins was killed riding his motorcycle in the two-vehicle accident.

The Fayetteville Police Department investigates a motorcycle accident Tuesday at 3615 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Rickey Lee Langham, 60, of Elkins was killed riding his motorcycle in the two-vehicle accident.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

— A man driving a pickup in a fatal collision with a motorcycle Tuesday was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated, police said Wednesday.

Also Wednesday, the Fayetteville Police Department identified Rickey Lee Langham, 60, of Elkins as the man who died in the wreck.

Paul Mosley, 22, of Fayetteville was arrested in connection with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated (drugs) and driving on a suspended license.

Fayetteville officers were called to 3615 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., near Hanshew Road, at 4:30 p.m. for an accident involving a 2007 Honda motorcycle and a 2010 Ford F-150 pickup.

Paul Mosley
Paul Mosley

According to a news release from police, Mosley was driving the F-150 east in the inside lane on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. He reportedly made a quick lane change into the outside lane and tried to make a right turn into the nightclub The Stone Pony at 3615 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Langham was eastbound in the outside lane when Mosley changed lanes, according to the release. He reportedly tried to stop but collided with the back of Mosley’s pickup. Langham wasn’t wearing a helmet. His motorcycle was under Mosley’s pickup when officers arrived. Langham was taken to Washington Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Fault in the accident hasn’t been determined, according to police.

Sgt. Craig Stout said Mosley’s mother, Jan Mosley, 52, of Camden was a passenger in the pickup.

Matt Durett, deputy prosecutor for Washington County, said he doesn’t know if Paul Mosley will face additional charges.

Durrett said he couldn’t comment specifically on the case because it hasn’t been sent to the prosecutor’s office.

“I don’t know all the facts in this case, but typically in an accident when someone is intoxicated and it results in the death of someone, that’s considered negligent homicide,” he said. “You have to prove that the person was intoxicated and that they negligently caused the death of someone.”

Durett said negligent homicide carries a harsher penalty than manslaughter if the driver was intoxicated.

A manslaughter charge, he said, can be applied when a person recklessly causes another person’s death.

According to his obituary, Langham worked at the University of Arkansas for 40 years as a zone coordinator at the physical plant. He was a lifelong farmer, a Fayetteville High School graduate and served in the National Guard. He is survived by his wife, three children and a granddaughter.