A Fayetteville man died Friday

morning after his SUV rolled over on Ga. Highway 85 south at Harp Road

after it was hit by another car trying to cross the highway.

Richard Helmbold, 63, was severely injured in the collision, police said.

He later died at Fayette Community Hospital, but two passengers in his

2002 Chevy Tahoe survived with non-life threatening injuries: Howard Eugene

Belcher, 63, and Joe Belcher, 58, both of Fayetteville.

The crash occurred at approximately 9:45 a.m. when Robin Mazer, 48, of

Fayetteville tried to cross the highway after stopping at the stop sign.

The front of her 1999 Nissan Altima struck the left side of the Tahoe,

causing the vehicle to lose control and roll over several times, police

said.

Mazer suffered minor injuries; all involved in the accident were wearing

their seat belts, police said.

Charges are pending. The investigation is being conducted by the Fayette

County Sheriff's Department.

There is no indication drugs or alcohol were involved in the case, deputies

said.

The road was closed and traffic was re-routed for two hours while the

crash scene was investigated.

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