Colin and Tiffany Ferrell, mother and son from Endicott, NY killed when their car collides with car driven by Steven Mallory of Horseheads along I-86 after medical emergency. Investigation continues amid fundraisers.
A future that will never be had… An 18-year-old teen and his mother were killed in a car crash while traveling home from a college orientation in New York state last week.
Colin and Tiffany Ferrell were traveling in a 2015 Acura RDX eastbound along Interstate 86 just before 5pm on July 19 when a 2018 Nissan Maxima traveling westbound ‘crossed over the median’ and struck their automobile, killing the mother and son along with the single occupant driver of the other vehicle according to a news release from New York State Police.
Along with Colin J. Ferrell and the teen’s mother, 44-year-old Tiffany L. Ferrell, both of Endicott, the occupant of the other vehicle, 36-year-old, Steven A. Mallory of Horseheads were all pronounced dead at the scene.
Medical emergency cited
The mother and son were ‘traveling home from college orientation’ when Mallory, a father, reportedly suffered a medical emergency leading up to the crash, a family friend wrote on a fundraising page according to the nypost.
Investigators had yet to confirm what medical emergency Mallory purportedly suffered.
Colin graduated from Union-Endicott High School in 2024, according to a statement from district superintendent Nicole Wolfe and high school principal Steven DiStefano, according to the Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin. Tiffany was also an active volunteer for the school.
‘Colin was a kind and compassionate student who loved playing baseball, and Tiffany was a dedicated volunteer for the district, involved in many school and community-related endeavors,’ the school officials said.
The mother and son leave behind husband and father, Dan, and Colin’s two siblings.
A GoFundMe campaign for the Ferrell family as of Monday night had raised over $121K.
Mallory leaves behind a 7-year-old son, according to the fundraiser started by his loved ones. He buried his mother just six weeks before his death.
‘He was loved by not only his family, but by his family of coworkers and friends,’ the fundraising post stated. ‘Steven was a loving father, brother and was always there to help out anyone else whenever they asked.’
As of Monday night, the fundraiser had raised just over $9200.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing state police revealed.
