Two teens were killed and one seriously injured after a high-speed crash in Sherburne County on Saturday.

The driver of the vehicle, Donovan Paul Gobel, 17, of Elk River, and passenger Anthony Scott Krider, also 17, of Elk River, were killed in the crash, according to a Minnesota State Patrol report.

Another passenger, Charles Walter Gabrelcik, 17, of Elk River, suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash, according to the report. He was taken to Hennepin Healthcare for treatment.

The one-vehicle crash occurred at about 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Highway 25/Pleasant Avenue in Big Lake, according to the report.

According to the report, a Big Lake police officer was southbound on Highway 25 and observed a 2011 BMW 535 traveling northbound on 25 near Tarrytown Road in excess of the posted speed limit.

The officer turned around in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop on the BMW. The officer came upon a crash where the BMW left the roadway to the right and rolled, according to the report.

All three in the BMW were wearing their seat belts, according to the report. The car’s airbag deployed.

Big Lake police and fire, CentraCare Ambulance; Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office and Becker police responded. The crash remains under investigation, according to the report.

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