UPDATED: Maplewood Man Fatally Hit on I-694 near McKnight Road, Man Laid Down in Front of Truck

A Maplewood man driving along westbound Interstate 694 Tuesday afternoon pulled over to the shoulder, got out of his car and laid down in front of a semitrailer, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

Lance L. Lieder, 22, died after being hit by the truck, according to the State Patrol.

The incident happened around McKnight Road, according to the State Patrol.

Westbound Interstate 694 was shut down from White Bear Avenue to Century Avenue, following the incident, according to the State Patrol, and re-opened at about 4:20 p.m.

KARE-11 has photos from overhead of a tanker truck pulled over at the scene.

Since October, three people have died in apparent suicides from stepping into interstate traffic in the Twin Cities, according to the Pioneer Press.