Police have identified the two people who died Friday morning in a two-car crash in Wyoming, Minn.
Debbra Pojanowski, 62, of Lindstrom, and Jerry Mely, 76, of Chisago City, both died in ambulances en route to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, said Wyoming Police Chief Neil Bauer.
The crash occurred around 11 a.m. Friday when a 2020 Honda CRV, driven by a 63-year-old Lindstrom man, traveling northwest on Pioneer Road near Iris Avenue, crossed the centerline into the oncoming lane, striking a 2018 Dodge Caravan, Bauer said.
The driver of the Honda CRV, who has not yet been identified, fell asleep and failed to navigate a curve, Bauer said. He drove head on into the Dodge Caravan, which was traveling southeast, he said.
Pojanowski was a passenger in the Honda CRV, and Mely was a passenger in the Dodge Caravan. Mely was not wearing a seatbelt, Bauer said.
Both drivers were injured and were taken by ambulance to Regions Hospital, he said.
The crash remains under investigation by the Wyoming Police Department and the Minnesota State Patrol.
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