Texas crash leaves two dead, five injured – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Two people were killed and five others were airlifted to hospitals in North Texas after a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 287 in Wise County Saturday evening.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said two vehicles collided head-on near Hubbard Street around 9:17 p.m. after the driver of a 2016 Hyundai Accent lost control on a curve. According to investigators, the driver was traveling northbound, crossed the median and crossed into southbound oncoming traffic, where she collided with a 2020 Toyota Camry.

Two passengers in the Hyundai were killed, the driver and a child were injured. Three people in the Toyota were also injured.

Texas DPS identified the two people killed in the Hyundai as 58-year-old Phillip Jacob Pennartz and 54-year-old Tina Marie Pennartz. The driver of the Hyundai was identified as 25-year-old Emily Marie Pennartz of Wichita Falls. She and 6-year-old Trace Pennartz survived the crash and were flown by rescue helicopter to hospitals in Fort Worth.

The driver of the Toyota, identified by police as 36-year-old Bryan James Rahm, and two passengers, 40-year-old Adam Lynn Brooks and 38-year-old Carlton Mancuso Sherman, survived the crash and were flown to hospitals in Denton and Dallas.

The current condition of the survivors is unknown. Police have not said whether charges will be filed in connection with the fatal crash.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing and no further information has been released.