Single Vehicle Crash Claims the Life of a Fort Payne Man

T.L. Sullivan | The Weekly Ledger News | Area News from ALEA

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. – According to ALEA (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency), a single-vehicle crash occurred at approximately 1:08 a.m. Monday, November 25, claiming the life of a Fort Payne man.

Garrett C. Matchen, 28, was fatally injured when the 2008 Saturn Astra he was driving left the roadway and struck a tree. Matchen was not using a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The crash occurred on Alabama 117 near the 15-mile marker, approximately four miles south of Ider, in Dekalb County.

Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Highway Patrol Division continue to investigate.