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A Mills E. Godwin High School teacher and coach died Friday after a collision at a busy Henrico County intersection where the traffic light was out because of Thursday night’s storm, police said.

Todd Allen Phillips, 55, who taught math, helped coach boys basketball and directed the Center for Medical Sciences at Godwin, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to statements from Henrico police Lt. Chris Eley and school officials. Students affectionately called him “TPhilly,” according to schools spokesman Andy Jenks, who said Phillips attended the school’s graduation Thursday evening.

The crash was 1½ miles from the school.

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Todd Phillips,” Henrico County Public Schools Superintendent Patrick C. Kinlaw said in a statement. “Todd was a vibrant and beloved leader who made an immensely positive impact on the lives of so many young people. He was a treasured member of our Henrico family and an extraordinary individual. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Kelly, their family, and the entire Godwin community.”

At about 2:20 p.m. Friday, Phillips, in a 1997 Toyota SUV, was traveling west on Ridgefield Parkway when he collided with a 2009 Hyundai SUV that was traveling north on John Rolfe Parkway.