UPDATE: A man from Calhoun, GA is facing multiple charges after being involved in a pursuit that resulted in a deadly crash.

The Georgia State Patrol says Matthew Allen Pickens, 44, was driving erratically and fleeing from authorities shortly before causing a head-on collision on Highway 53 in Gordon County.

Lookout Mountain man Donald Brandon Franks, 49, died in the crash.

His online obituary confirms that Franks' 35-year-old wife and 9-year-old son, who had to be airlifted, are still recovering from their injuries.

Pickens now faces the following charges:

Homicide by vehicle (1st degree)

Serious injury by vehicle

DUI

Fleeing and attempting to elude

Reckless driving

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