TX Victims In Sunday Night Noland County Triple-Fatal Head-On Crash Identified

NOLAND COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Joann Palacios and Juan Palacios, of Crosbyton, Texas, and Bryan Pesina, have been identified as the victims in a triple-fatal crash near Sweetwater, Texas, Sunday night, according to local reports. Katerina Pesina was critically injured in the crash.

According to officials, Joann Palacios, 43, was operating a vehicle on TX-153 with passengers, Juan Palacios, 64 and 22-year-old Katerina Pesina, when they were struck head-on by another vehicle driven by 20-year-old Bryan Isaac Pesina.

Pesina was reportedly attempting to pass a truck-tractor with a semi-trailer in a no passing zone when the fatal incident occurred Sunday after 6:30 p.m.

Katerina Pesina was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth with critical injuries, reports 1077FM.

The cause of the deadly crash remains under investigation.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the fallen:

TheCount.com incorrectly identified the relationship between the victims and Juan’s age in an earlier post. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

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Geo quick facts: Nolan County is a county located in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,216. Its county seat is Sweetwater. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1881. It is named for Philip Nolan, one of the first American traders to visit Texas – Wikipedia.