(Hammond, IN) - The world of a Niles, Michigan family was turned upside down last week when a semi plowed into them on a northwest Indiana interstate.

Last Thursday the Freimuth family was heading home from a vacation at the Wisconsin Dells when they were caught in a traffic jam on I-80/94 near Hammond. According to family members, a semi hit them from behind and smashed their SUV into another semi ahead of them.

39-year-old Ty Freimuth died on impact. His wife Niki and their 2-year-old son were rushed to the hospital with critical injuries.

According to a GoFundMe page, the little boy suffered a cervical fracture and torn ligaments in his neck, but he has been released from the hospital and is being cared for by his grandmother. Niki Freimuth is still in a Chicago hospital recovering from severe facial injuries and various broken bones.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the family and update friends on their recovery.