The son of WPSD-TV television anchor Mike Mallory was fatally injured in a vehicle crash in Warren County this morning.
According to Kentucky State Police, 19-year-old William Mallory of LaCenter was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his cousin, 18-year-old Richard Page of Bowling Green.
The accident occurred on Ky. 234 (Cemetery Road) shortly after 7 a.m., when the ddriver failed to negotiate a curve. The SUV struck a tree and ignited into flames. The fire was contained to the engine compartment and was extinguished by a witness at the scene. Both passengers in the vehicle were wearing seat belts, but both were pronounced dead at the scene.
William Mallory's brother is a football player on the Western Kentucky football team. Both brothers played football at Ballard Memorial High School. William, or Will as he was known, was a student at the University of Kentucky.
