HOKAH, Minn. — A Caledonia driver was injured when she veered off State Highway 44 entering Hokah, went into a ditch, and struck a tree. Injured and taken 12 miles to a LaCrosse hospital was Karen Sue Ness, 54. The accident was on a straight stretch at Butterfield Valley Road about 7:15 a.m. Pavement was dry, deputies said. Her 2018 Nissan Pathfinder was eastbound and crossed over an oncoming lane, deputies said.
