GADSDEN POST – A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 1:08 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, has claimed 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.
