Nearly a year after a five-vehicle pileup on U.S. Highway 65 north of Harrison left two people dead and four injured, a driver was arrested. A crash report identified Christopher R. Langley, 52, of Greenbrier, as one of the injured in the December 5, 2025 collision.
According to KTLO, the arrested driver faces two counts of negligent homicide, one count of driving left of center, and one count of inadequate insurance during an accident. All of the charges are classified as misdemeanors. The outlet reports the driver posted $5,000 bond and is now free while the case proceeds.
The crash killed 30-year-old Breonna M. Martin and 69-year-old James E. Ramsey, both of Harrison, according to an earlier crash report from the same outlet. That report, published in December, also detailed how the collision unfolded on Highway 65 at 4:50 that Friday afternoon, sending four more people to the hospital.
How the Crash Happened, According to the Affidavit
Per the Arkansas State Police probable cause affidavit cited in the report, Langley was traveling north on U.S. Highway 65 north of Harrison when his vehicle crossed the turn lane into the southbound lane, causing the crash. The earlier crash report had similarly described the vehicle crossing the turn lane and entering the southbound lanes before it struck a vehicle driven by Joshua E. Massengale.
The four people injured in the crash were identified as 51-year-old Joshua E. Massengale and 18-year-old Hayden T. Martin, both of Harrison; 52-year-old Christopher R. Langley, whom the earlier crash report listed as being of Greenbrier; and 28-year-old Brock D. Andreasen of Jefferson City. That earlier residence for Langley conflicts with this week's arrest report, which describes him as a Jacksonville resident — the evidence does not explain the discrepancy. All four drivers were transported to North Arkansas Regional Medical Center.
Peanut Butter, Double Vision, and a 30-Minute Tail
Langley told a trooper he felt his blood sugar was low and tried to eat peanut butter, then experienced double vision, rode up on the curb a couple of times, and could remember no more, the report states. Investigators reportedly found an open jar of peanut butter on the floor of his vehicle.
Multiple individuals reported that the vehicle was being driven erratically before the collision, and one driver said they had followed Langley for 30 minutes before the crash occurred, according to the same account.
What the Record Does — and Doesn't — Show
Arkansas State Police, which maintains fatal crash summaries, cautions that such summaries reflect only preliminary information. “The summaries are not considered official reports of a highway crash investigation, but merely a summary of preliminary information presented,” the agency states on its Fatal Crash Summaries page. The agency also serves as the statutory repository for motor vehicle crash investigation records, according to its Crash Records page, meaning members of the public can request records directly from the agency.
For now, Langley remains free on bond as the misdemeanor charges move through the system, nearly a year after the crash that upended multiple Harrison-area families on a Friday afternoon last December.
