Wise County - Two people were killed and five were taken to Dallas hospitals after a head-on crash in Wise County on Saturday evening.
The crash happened just after 9 p.m. on U.S. 277 near Hubbard Street, north of Decatur.
Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety say the driver of a 2016 Hyundai Accent was traveling north on U.S. 277, and the driver of a 2020 Toyota Camry was heading south. The driver of the Hyundai lost control of the car on a curve, crossed the median into the southbound lanes, and hit the Toyota head-on.
Wise County deputy killed while responding to deadly crash
The Wise County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Lex Love was rushing to the scene of another deadly crash on Highway 287 when lost control of his own vehicle.
The driver of the Hyundai Accent was identified as 25-year-old Emily Pennartz of Wichita Falls, Texas. She is in critical condition at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. Two of her passengers, 58-year-old Phillip Pennartz and 54-year-old Tina Pennartz, died at the scene. Another passenger, 6-year-old Trace Pennartz, was flown to Cook Children's Medical Center with serious injuries but is in stable condition.
The driver of the Toyota, 36-year-old Bryan Rahm of Kemp, Texas, was flown to Medical City Denton with serious injuries. The other two passengers, 40-year-old Adam Brooks and 38-year-old Carlton Sherman, were also flown to nearby hospitals with serious injuries.