Gordon County Indictment Filed in Crash That Killed Dade County Man
CALHOUN, GA — A Gordon County Grand Jury has indicted a man on multiple charges in connection with a 2025 crash that claimed the life of a Dade County resident.
Authorities say 45-year-old Matthew Allen Pickens of Calhoun was indicted this week on a series of serious charges stemming from an August 2025 wreck along Rome Road (Highway 53 West).
The indictment includes:
- Felony Murder
- Homicide by Vehicle in the First Degree (3 counts)
- Serious Injury by Vehicle (6 counts)
- Fleeing law enforcement
- Driving Under the Influence (5 counts) involving multiple substances
- Reckless Driving
- Speeding
Investigators say Pickens was fleeing from law enforcement at a high rate of speed, traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of GA 53 Spur, when he collided head-on with a Honda CR-V at the intersection of Reeves Station Road…