17-Year-Old Girl Killed, Teen Boy Among 3 Hospitalized After Minnesota Head-on Crash

Gaylord, MN (MinnesotaNow)- A teen motorist was killed and three others were  injured in a head-on crash on a Minnesota highway. 

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At least two of the injuries are critical. The State Patrol responded to the deadly crash shortly after 1:00 Saturday morning. 

Two vehicles were involved in the fatal collision. Three people were riding in one of the vehicles and the driver was the lone occupant of the other vehicle. 

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17-Year-Old Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Boy Among 3 Taken to Hospital After Head-on Crash on Hwy. 19 in Sibley County

The vehicles collided at the intersection of Hwy. 19 and 441st Ave. about 41 miles northwest of Mankato near Gaylord. 

A car heading east on Hwy. 19 collided with a pick-up heading west on the two-lane highway, the state crash report says. It does not say which vehicle entered the oncoming lane. 

17-year-old Mya Jean Maus of Henderson, MN was driving the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene, the State Patrol says. 

A 17-year-old boy was driving the pick-up. The State Patrol indicates he was brought to a hospital in the Twin Cities. His name and an update on his condition have not been released. 

50-year-old Andrew Dennis Cohrs of Glencoe, MN and Mitchel Randy Frauendienst of Winthrop, MN were identified as the passengers in the pick-up. Both suffered life-threatening injuries and were also brought to a Twin Cities hospital. 

The state crash report indicates neither driver was under the influence of alcohol. It also says Maus was the only person buckled up.