SWITZERLAND COUNTY, IN (FOX19) - Late Tuesday afternoon a one vehicle crash in Switzerland County claimed the life of an Anderson, Indiana man and sent his granddaughter to the hospital. 

According to Trooper Matt Holley, at approximately 4:40 p.m. Tuesday a 2006 Toyota Sienna van driven by 62 year old John J. Perry of Anderson, IN was traveling westbound on S.R. 156 near B.

INDIANAPOLIS (FOX19) - Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman joined Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) officials Tuesday to announce that nearly 600 INDOT work trucks and cargo vans are being converted to run on cleaner-burning, domestic propane.  To be fueled at 115 INDOT sites covering the state, the propane vehicles are projected to save taxpayers more than $1 million in fuel costs each year.

“As INDOT’s 115 facilities come online, Indiana will have the nation’s largest statewide propane fueling network, with nearly all of its operations being within 30 miles of a fueling site,” said Lt.

CONNERSVILLE, IN (FOX19) - Indiana 1 headed into Connersville will begin to be "microsufraced" beginning this week.

Strawser Construction, the Indiana Department of Transportation’s (INDOT) contractor, has prepared the highway for the new surface treatment by deep patching and crack sealing.  The Columbus, Ohio company will microsurface 7.66 miles of roadway from the Franklin/Fayette County line to Connersville’s southern city limit.  The microsurface paving is expected to take a little more than a week.  Crews will then begin painting new edge lines and center line markings on the new surface.

Strawser will apply a thin layer of microsurface, which is a preventative maintenance measure designed to extend the life of the roadway by sealing and protecting the existing pavement.  The renewed surface also improves public safety by increasing friction and visibility.

Nearby, the paving operations on Indiana 1 within the city’s limits are expected