2 dead, 5 injured in head-on crash in Wise County

Wise County – Two people were killed and five were taken to hospitals in Dallas after a head-on crash in Wise County Saturday evening.

The accident occurred just after 9 p.m. on US 277 near Hubbard Street north of Decatur.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials say the driver of a 2016 Hyundai Accent was traveling north on US 277 and the driver of a 2020 Toyota Camry was traveling south. The driver of the Hyundai lost control of the car on a curve, crossed the median onto the southbound lane and crashed head-on into the Toyota.

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 their passengers, 58-year-old Phillip Pennartz and 54-year-old Tina Pennartz, died at the scene of the accident. 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 area hospitals with serious injuries.