On Saturday, October 31, at approximately 11:50 A.M., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on County Road 20, approximately a half mile north of 150th St NW.
The crash was discovered by a passerby, who located the vehicle overturned and resting on its roof in a water-filled drainage ditch. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Warren Fire Department arrived on scene and located two male occupants inside the vehicle. The male occupants were identified as Johnny Alexander Ortiz, age 22, and Devin Michael Casares, age 22, both of Warren. Both individuals were pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation. No further information will be released at this time.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Minnesota State Patrol, Warren Fire and Rescue and the North Valley Health Center Ambulance.
