Two Warren Men, 22, Killed in Polk County Crash

POLK COUNTY (trfnews.i234.me) — Two young men from Warren, Minnesota, died Saturday, October 31, 2026, following a single-vehicle crash.

The crash happened along County Road 20 in Polk County.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as Johnny Alexander Ortiz and Devin Michael Casares, both 22.

Authorities confirmed that both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Passerby Discovers Overturned Vehicle

Deputies received the crash report at approximately 11:50 a.m. Saturday.

The vehicle was found on County Road 20, approximately half a mile north of 150th Street Northwest.

According to the sheriff’s office, a person passing through the area discovered the overturned vehicle.

The vehicle was resting on its roof inside a water-filled drainage ditch.

The passerby’s discovery led to an emergency response involving law enforcement and local firefighters.

The sheriff’s office described the incident as a single-vehicle crash.

Deputies and members of the Warren Fire Department arrived at the crash scene.

Emergency responders located two men inside the overturned vehicle.

Authorities later confirmed their identities as Johnny Alexander Ortiz and Devin Michael Casares.

Both men lived in Warren, a community in northwestern Minnesota.

Officials pronounced both men dead at the scene.

Additional assistance came from the Minnesota State Patrol, Warren Fire and Rescue, and North Valley Health Center Ambulance.

The agencies were identified in the sheriff’s office statement released on October 31.

The statement did not provide further details about the emergency response.

Investigators have not announced what caused the vehicle to overturn.

Authorities have not released information identifying the driver or explaining the events leading up to the crash.

The exact time of the crash also remains unclear.

The sheriff’s office reported the time deputies responded, not the time the vehicle overturned.

No additional findings about possible contributing factors were included in the initial report.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the crash remains under investigation.

Officials said no further information would be released at that time.

Readers can review the published sheriff’s office statement for the original details.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.

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