Man, 74, Dies After Running Red Light, T-Boning Other Car: Cops

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — A 74-year-old man is dead after police say he went through a red light at an intersection and hit another vehicle in the side Tuesday.

At 9:33 a.m., the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Fire Department and the Cumming Police
Department were dispatched to the intersection of Marketplace Blvd. and Mary Alice Park Road regarding
a two vehicle collision.

According to Deputy First Class Andy Ives, Traffic Investigator with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office,
Christopher Lyle of Alpharetta, died at the scene of the accident.

The investigation at this point has determined that a white 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 pick-up, operated by
71-year-old Michael Godfrey of Cumming, was traveling south on Marketplace Blvd., approaching its
intersection with Mary Alice Park Road, according to police. A tan 1994 GMC Sierra C1500 pick-up, operated by Lyle was traveling east on Mary Alice Park Road, approaching its intersection with Marketplace Blvd.

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The traffic signal for north and southbound Marketplace Blvd. was green, giving Godfrey the right of way, police reported. The traffic signal for east and westbound Mary Alice Park Road was red. Godfrey’s southbound vehicle entered the intersection, as did Lyle’s eastbound vehicle. The front end of the Dodge Ram hit the driver’s side cab of the GMC Sierra.

Godfrey was transported to North Fulton Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The crash is under investigation by the Traffic Specialist Unit.

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