Police responded to 19 traffic accidents from 7am to 4pm Saturday, and were bracing for more with near white-out conditions expected overnight.

One motorist appeared to be seriously hurt in single-vehicle crash east of Riverside Road on Cook Road.  Police say the vehicle left the roadway, rolled over, and ejected the driver through the sunroof.

The driver, identified as George Thuston, 56, of St. Joseph, suffered serious injuries and was transported to Mosaic Life Care.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a Milan, Missouri man was injured in a rollover crash east of St. Joseph on U.S. Highway 36 Saturday afternoon.

According to an online crash report, at 12:43 pm, Jose Luis A Aguilar, 42, was westbound on 36 highway when he lost control of his pickup truck on the ice-covered pavement ten miles esat of St. Joseph. Thetruck spun off the north side, struck an embankment and overturned.

Aguilar suffered what were described as moderate injuries and was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment.