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Authorities continue to investigate a head-on crash over the weekend that left two teenagers dead and three others injured in Chisago City.

It happened at about 2 a.m. Saturday near the corner of Stacy Trail and Ivywood Trail. Officers responding to an automated mobile phone crash notification found two vehicles had collided head-on.

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The Lakes Area Police Department said a car driven by a 14-year-old boy — with two passengers, both 15-year-old boys — collided with an SUV driven by a 17-year-old boy, with an 18-year-old male passenger.

One of the passengers in the car, as well as the driver of the SUV, died from their injuries. The other three teens involved were taken to hospitals.

, the police department said that “alcohol was located at the scene and may have been a factor in the crash” — but did not elaborate further.

The Minnesota State Patrol’s crash reconstruction unit is assisting local authorities with the investigation.

Authorities have not formally released the names of the teens who died. But the Chisago Lakes Hockey Association in a 

 identified the 15-year-old who died as one of its hockey players, Jax Affolter.

“Jax was a much loved son, brother, friend and teammate,” the hockey association posted. It asked people in the local hockey community — and beyond — “to put their sticks out and leave a light on” in his memory.

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Authorities continue to investigate a head-on crash over the weekend that left two teenagers dead and three others injured in Chisago City.


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