St Joseph police responded to a lot of accidents Wednesday morning as winter weather translated into a slick morning drive.

Captain Kevin Castle says between midnight and 10 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to 16 accidents. Castle says most of them were at low speeds because of winter driving conditions.

One person was injured in an accident in the 300 block of East Missouri in south St Joe. The victim suffered a laceration to the head.

At about 7:30 a.m., with a half dozen active accident investigations, an officer stopped at a traffic light on Messanie became the subject of such an investigation. Another vehicle slid into the rear of Officer Greg Ogdhal’s patrol vehicle.

Castle says both the officer and the vehicle were quickly returned to service.

Earlier Wednesday, police warned motorists to stay off of the elevated, double-decker portion of I-229 in the downtown area. Very slick driving conditions prompted a special trip by a MoDOT crew to treat the highway. It was reopened by 7 a.m. Wednesday.