A 19-year-old driver crossed centerline on a central Minnesota highway and killed a motorist heading the other way in a late-night crash early Sunday, authorities said.
The collision occurred about 12:50 a.m. on Hwy. 27, about 9 miles west of Onamia, according to the State Patrol.
Killed was Mark. W. Ehlers, a 51-year-old man from Onamia, the patrol said.
Timothy F. Przybilla, of Pierz, Minn., was heading west on Hwy. 27 in his car, strayed into the eastbound lane and collided head-on with a station wagon, the patrol said.
Przybilla was hospitalized in Onamia and was expected to survive his injuries.
Authorities have yet to reveal why his vehicle went into the wrong lane.
Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482
