A 37-year-old Tamms man is dead after an automobile accident Saturday morning at the intersection of Main Street and Giant City Road.

At 7:29 a.m. Saturday, Stephen H. Honey’s vehicle was struck by a vehicle driven by Jeffrey M. Olsen, 45, of Karnak.

Olsen was westbound on Main Street just east of Giant City Road in dense fog. When he saw that the traffic light at the intersection of Main Street and Giant City Road was red he was unable to stop in time and slid into Honey’s vehicle, police said.

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Honey was taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Olsen was also taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale where he was treated and released.

Olsen was issued a citation for disobeying a traffic device.