(Michigan City, IN) - A fatal accident involving a semi-truck happened yesterday afternoon in

LaPorte County.

The crash occurred on Interstate 94 near the 37-mile marker outside Michigan City. According to state police, an SUV drove into the back end of a semi-truck disabled on the right shoulder.

So far, the name of the victim has not been released. Why the SUV left the travel portion of the road is still under investigation, police said. The crash happened at about 2 p.m.