RUSSELLVILLE – The woman who traveled with Mickey Mosher never saw her partner smoke marijuana during the three-day trip which ended in the death of two prominent Bowling Green businessmen.

Susan Harrick of Silver Lake, Ind., was hired by Mosher to drive the rear car on a job from Wisconsin to Cumberland, Tenn., she testified today in Logan Circuit Court in the murder trial of Mosher. Mosher owns Crash Busters, a company that provides the lead and follow cars for oversized vehicles.

Mosher, 55, of Warsaw, Ind., was the driving a truck that struck and killed auto and motorcycle dealer Cornelius Martin, 57, and Brooks Mitchell, 51, who was president of Hancock Bank and Truck in Hancock County. Martin and Mitchell were riding in a group of four motorcycles last June when Mosher crossed the center line, striking three of the riders.

She is charged with two counts of murder, two counts of second-degree manslaughter, one count of first-degree assault, four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Mosher’s trial is expected to last at least a week.

The accident occurred on June 3 at about 10:30 a.m. on U.S. 79 in Logan County. Auto dealer Bill Leachman was seriously injured, losing a leg, because of the crash. Another rider Lloyd Ferguson was not injured.

On the night before the accident the only time Harrick and Mosher were not together was during the 15 minutes when Mosher walked her dog and when the two were traveling in separate vehicles, Harrick said today.

Then on June 3 when the accident occurred, Harrick said they had dropped off their load, stopped for breakfast and were returning home. At no time during this were the two apart except while in their vehicles.

“I never had any idea that Mickey smoked marijuana until we were in the hospital,” Harrick said.

She told the jury that either on June 2 or June 3 Mosher’s demeanor was not different.

Former Logan County Sheriff’s Deputy Anonthy Williams, now a Russellville Police Department officer, testified that he only spoke to Mosher for about 30 seconds on the scene and did not do any field sobriety tests because it was feared she might have a head injury.

Mosher admitted to Williams during questioning that she had smoked marijuana at about 9:30 p.m. the night before the accident.

There were a total of 7.8 grams of marijuana found in Mosher’s truck, along with a marijuana cigarette and five marijuana roaches, Williams said. Scissors and a small pipe were also found and contained marijuana residue.

Both Williams and Paramedic Scott Ford said that Mosher did not have an emotional reaction to the accident.

When asked if she was OK while being pulled from her vehicle on a medical board she said “I’m fine I’m just working on my sun tan,” Ford said.

-Read Wednesday’s Daily News for further details about the trial.