Get notified by email when this case is updated.
Name:
Pickett, Tyrone Lamar
Date of Booking:
06/16/2025
Reason(s) For Booking:
HIT AND RUN – LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT
Officer’s Narrative:
[Please note: The following is a direct transcription from the official initial incident report. The Georgia Gazette does not fix any spelling or grammatical errors that may exist. Any changes or redactions made by our staff are placed inside brackets. Some errors may exist. All subjects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The topics discussed may be sensitive to some readers. Discretion is advised.]
On June 16, 2025, at around 1315 hours, Deputy AJ Forte and Sergeant Caleb Donley of the Boston Police Dep. responded to Grooverville Rd and Williams Rd in reference to a single-vehicle accident.
Upon arrival, Forte noticed a 2010 white Ford Crown Victoria bearing Ga tag #[REDACTED] wedged between two trees. Forte also noticed clear tire marks showing where the Vehicle left the roadway before striking a powerline pole and knocking it down. The Vehicle then continued till it struck the tree line. Nobody was observed in or around the Vehicle. Forte also located a cell phone at the rear of the Vehicle. Thomas County Dispatch advised Forte that the Vehicle belonged to Tyrone Pickett after being advised of the vehicle tag. Sgt. Donley then advised Forte that he was familiar with Pickett and knew him to drive this Vehicle regularly. Donley then told Forte that he had seen Picket driving the Vehicle earlier in the day without any other passengers.
Dep. Forte then spoke with witness [WITNESS #1], who lives near the accident scene. [WITNESS #1] stated she heard the accident occur. She then stated she observed a white pickup truck pull up beside the Vehicle and leave after about five minutes. [WITNESS #1] then stated she walked to the Vehicle and did not observe anybody in or near it.
Another Deputy then notified Forte that Pickett was returning to the scene. Once Pickett arrived, he began saying that he was not driving, but his girlfriend’s son, who lives in Minnesota, was driving. Pickett could not give any information about the subject, besides his name being [REDACTED], or a clear story of where the subject went after the wreck. Forte then asked Pickett about the phone found at the scene, and he stated that the phone was in his possession at the time of the accident. Pickett verified that the phone belonged to him by giving the correct pass code. Picket then told Forte that he had the keys to the Vehicle and showed them to Forte.
Pickett then stated that he left the scene thinking he would get into trouble because his license was suspended. Forte was able to confirm the suspension with dispatch. This statement, along with the lack of evidence that someone else was driving the vehicle, and the inconsistent stories led Forte to believe that Pickett was the driver and was attempting to avoid getting in trouble for driving while his license was suspended. Forte then placed Pickett in handcuffs and advised him that he was under arrest. Forte then transported Pickett to the Thomas County Jail and was issued a citation for O.C.G.A. 40-6-270, Leaving the scene of an accident. Sgt. Donley stayed behind with the vehicle, and Tuckers towed it.
[End of Narrative]