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Person killed in Johnson County crash involving semi truck

Posted at 12:08 PM, Oct 16, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-16 15:59:03-04

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. -- One man was killed in a head-on crash involving a semi Tuesday morning. 

The crash happened at about 7 a.m., near the intersection of State Road 37 and Olive Branch Road. 

A witness told police they saw a car traveling northbound on SR 37 cross the median and crash head-on into a semi.

The crash killed the driver of the car, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office. Authorities identified him as 41-year-old Chad Stivers of Bedford.

The semi driver is cooperating with police. He was given a portable breath test, showing .00% percent.

It is unknown what caused the driver of the passenger car to cross into oncoming traffic.