Posted on 07/23/2024 12:10:11 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
An upstate New York mother and her 18-year-old son were killed in a head-on collision on their way back from a college orientation Friday when another motorist swerved into their lane, according to authorities and family friends.
Recent high school grad Colin Ferrell was behind the wheel of a 2015 Acura RDX with his mother Tiffany Ferrell in the passenger seat when they were killed in the daylight crash on Interstate 86 in the town of Chemung at around 5 p.m., New York State police said.
The other driver, Steven Mallory, 36, who was driving a 2018 Nissan Maxima also died at the scene.
Mallory, of Horseheads, was driving westbound when he crossed over the median and into the eastbound lane where he smashed into Ferrell’s car, state police said.
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Nor do I.
Alcohol? Or pot?
I saw nothing in the article about either driver being drunk.
Nothing in the article points to the driver who crossed into their lane being drunk.
Texting?
The story doesn’t say anything about the driver of wayward vehicle driving drunk, but that he may have had a medical emergency while driving.
The other driver had some kind of medical emergency. Died at scene
Article doesn’t mention the college they were returning from
We lost a neighbor a few years ago to a daytime drunk driver. Young woman, in her 20’s, 2pm on a sunny, dry afternoon.
We were asked to provide impact statements on what his loss would be to our community. He was a beef farmer and was just out running errands.
She’s in prison for a long time, and deservedly so. :(
I thank the Lord every night for our safe travels. We sometimes take it for granted. God be with them.
So sad
My Brother-in-law, who rides a motorcycle has always said: “
Yes, I am careful with my behavior, but I’m always more worried about what other people will do.”
The article said this about the father
“Mallory, a father, reportedly suffered a medical emergency leading up to the crash, a family friend wrote on a fundraising page, but investigators were not able to immediately confirm that detail. “
I have a friend who went AFIB couple days ago while driving
Totalled his vehicle into a tree
We CATHOLICS get our cars BLESSED! Do any other CHRISTIAN religions do this? HOUSE AND CARS!
We CATHOLICS get our cars BLESSED! Do any other CHRISTIAN religions do this? HOUSE AND CARS!
Alwas knew RDX was dangerous.
OMG!!
Just how horrible! Can’t imagine!!!!
Quite a leap you made there.
The median there (looking on google maps) is about 75 feet wide, scaling off the lanewidth (12’ on interstate highways). It would be difficult veer over, unless as speculated, the other driver had a medical emergency.
“I’m always more worried about what other people will do.”
I have driven over a million miles since 1979.
I have probably seen it all.
Never trust the other drivers. Especially since smart phones came out.
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