Man killed in Tuesday morning crash on State Road 37

<p>A Tuesday morning accident in the Center Grove area killed one person and closed part of State Road 37 for more than two hours.</p><p>The crash involved a semi and a car. The driver of the car, Chad Stivers, 41, of Bedford, died at the scene, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.</p><p>He was traveling northbound in the fast lane on State Road 37 and drove into a ditch in the median before entering southbound lanes of traffic. The car was struck on the driver’s side by a semi, according to the accident report. The impact killed the driver, Sheriff Doug Cox said.</p><p>The semi driver, Joshua House, 46, of Anderson, hit the brakes immediately, causing the tractor and trailer to skid, the report said. He was not injured, Cox said.</p><p>The accident happened at 6:44 a.m. and closed part of State Road 37 near Olive Branch Road.</p><p>It is unclear what caused the driver to cross the median into oncoming traffic.</p><p>State Road 37 between Olive Branch and Stones Crossing roads was reopened just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, he said.</p>