UTICA, Minn. – Two drivers — one from Winona, the other from Hokah — were injured seriously in a traffic accident near Utica and taken 31 miles to a Rochesster hospital. The State Patrol said a milk tanker truck crossing U.S. Highway 14 and a pickup truck collided about 5:40 a.m. The Patrol said the milk truck was driven by Anthony Joseph Vonarx, 68, of Hokah. The pickup was driven by Manuel Estrada Salazar, 37, of Winona. Officers said the milk truck, a 2010 Freightliner, was going north, crossing from County Road 18, which serves several central Winona County farms, to County Road 33, which leads to Altura. The county roads cross U.S. 14 about 1-1/2 miles east of Utica. The Salazar’s 1993 Nissan pickup was headed west toward Utica on U.S. 14.
