A St. Joseph man was killed after his vehicle crashed into a bridge pillar Sunday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 5 p.m., 53-year-old Fayrel E. McCarthy was driving his Toyota Corolla north on I-229 around mile marker 1.8 when his vehicle traveled off the east side of the road and hit a bridge pillar. McCarthy was pronounced deceased at the scene at 5:18 p.m. by Buchanan County Coroner Richard Shelton.

According to the Highway Patrol crash report, McCarthy was not wearing a seat belt.