Police have charged a driver in the crash that killed a law enforcement veteran who was directing traffic during a Christmas parade in Forsyth County.
City of Cumming police said 68-year-old Ronnie Jake Kirby was booked into the Forsyth County Jail following the crash that left Robert Muth dead. Kirby faces several misdemeanor charges, including second-degree vehicular homicide, improper lane change, failure to obey a traffic control device, and failure to use due care.
Investigators said the crash happened around 7:19 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Castleberry Road and Buford Dam Road. Muth, 72, was directing traffic for the City of Cumming’s Christmas parade when he was struck by a vehicle…