Man, 26, killed in Wellesley crash

By Globe Staff

A 26-year-old man was killed in Wellesley overnight when he lost control of his sport utility vehicle as he was merging onto Interstate 95, State Police said.

Ganael Pierre of Stoughton was driving a 1997 Honda Passport on the ramp from Route 9 East onto I-95 South at 10:49 p.m. He lost control of the SUV, drove off the left side of the ramp, and continued perpendicular to traffic on I-95, police said.

Pierre collided with a 1998 Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Kevin E. McSweeney, 30, of Woburn, police said. McSweeney was wearing a seat belt and was taken to Newton Wellesley Hospital with minor injuries, police said. Investigators are still trying to determine whether Pierre was wearing a seat belt. He was also rushed to Newton Wellesley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Speed and wet weather conditions may have been a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation, police said. All lanes of I-95 were closed for 30 minutes while a medical helicopter landed to render aid at the scene. The two left lanes of the roadway remained closed for 2 1/2 hours while police investigated the crash.

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