LAKELAND, GA : Pearson man dies in Lanier wreck on Thursday, 1st September 2016

A pickup truck passenger was killed and two other occupants critically injured in a two-vehicle collision early Thursday morning on a Lanier County road.

Julio Perez, unknown age, of Pearson was declared dead at the scene, according to a report issued by Georgia State Patrol Post 31.

He was wearing a seatbelt and had been sitting in the front passenger seat.

Perez was in the green 2003 Ford F-150 with driver Alberto Vargas, 70, and backseat passengers Fernando Baltazar, 62, and Christian Rodriguez, 25, all of Pearson.

Vargas was unrestrained and suffered a head injury, according to the GSP. Baltazar was also unrestrained and suffered internal injuries. Rodriguez was restrained and suffered only minor injuries, according to GSP.

Troopers called a Life Flight helicopter to the scene but it was unable to respond because of weather conditions.

An ambulance carried Vargas and Baltazar to South Georgia Medical Center; they were both listed in critical condition, according to the GSP report.

At 6:50 a.m. Thursday, the southbound Ford F-150 collided head-on with a northbound grey 2013 Volkswagen Passat along Ga. 31 near Tanner Lane in Lanier County, according to GSP.

"The Passat traveled into the southbound lane of Ga. 31 and struck the F-150 in the passenger-side front end with the passenger-side front end of the Passat," according to the GSP report. "After impact, the Passat left the west shoulder of the roadway and came to final rest facing west. The F-150 overturned and came to rest facing west in the middle of Ga. 31."

Louis Thompson, 22, of Valdosta was reportedly driving the Passat, according to the GSP.

Troopers believe fatigue played a role in the accident.

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Pearson man dies in Lanier wreck