Authorities say that a man is dead after his motorcycle hit the back of a semi in Stearns County.

According to the report, the crash took place on I-94 near County Road 11 near Freeport Sunday evening.

A motorcycle driven by John Eric Nelson, 54, of Brooklyn Park, was eastbound and hit the rear of an eastbound semi, causing him to crash into the median.  Nelson was killed in the incident.

The driver of the semi was not injured in the crash.

The incident remains under investigation.