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Man who fell from semi identified

PORTAGE, Ind. — State police say a 20-year-old man died after falling from a semitrailer on Interstate 94 in northwestern Indiana.

Police say a person driving behind the truck Tuesday night near Portage saw the passenger door open and the man fall out. The man wasn't hit by any vehicles before landing on the highway's outer shoulder.

Steven Downing of Hobart was taken to a Gary hospital and pronounced dead from head injuries.

Police say investigators don't suspect foul play by the truck driver, but didn't know whether Downing's fall from the cab was accidental or intentional.