The Elkhart County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal car accident after one man was thrown from his vehicle and died as a result of his injuries.

The accident happened around 9:41 p.m. Sunday on State Road 15 just north of US 20 in Elkhart County.

Police say 38-year-old Jerimey Howard of Pampa, Texas was heading south on State Road 15when he turned left into a private drive in the 18000 block of US Highway 20.

22-year-old Shadrick Miller of Goshen was heading north on State Road 15 when his car struck the passenger side of Howard’s vehicle while he was turning into that driveway.

Miller was thrown from his vehicle and sustained injuries to his head, face, and right arm and died as a result of those injuries.

Police are still investigating the crash at this time.