The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department says it is investigating a fatal crash that took place Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say they were called to State Road 37 at Smith Valley Road in Greenwood at approximately 1 p.m. They arrived to find that a car had collided with a semi.

The initial investigation revealed that the driver of the car was westbound Smith Valley Road at State Road 37 when the driver ran a red light, striking the semi-tractor trailer that was northbound on State Road 37. The driver of the car, 83-year-old Allan C. Johnson, of Martinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the crash closed northbound State Road 37 at Smith Valley Road for a couple of hours.