UTICA, Minn. – A man and boy were injured in a two-vehicle accident onU.S. Highway 14 near the State Highway 33 exit to Altura and Whitewater State Park. Although not appearing seriously hurt, they were taken 32 miles to a Rochester hospital to be sure. Neither the man, Franklin Najera, age 26, nor the boy, 7, had identification with a hometown. They were in a 2014 Ford Focus eastbound toward Lewiston and Winona. The driver of the other vehicle, Caleb Andrew Schultz, 32, of Lewiston, was unhurt. He was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado, also was heading east. The crash was about 9:20 p.m.
