ANDOVER — William Pfeil of Andover died while driving north on Interstate 495 near Exit 31 in Littleton today, state police said in a press release issued tonight.
The single-vehicle crash happened about 2:45 p.m. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Russell Phippen indicates that 25-year-old Pfeil was driving a 2009 Kia Rio in the breakdown lane when he lost control. The car struck a message board on the right shoulder of the road and rolled over before hitting the guardrail adjacent to the breakdown lane, state police said in the release.
Pfeil, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. He was transported by medical helicopter to Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston where he succumbed to his injuries, the release said.
Police are investigating the crash, the release said.
