White-out conditions caused three accidents and two vehicles to go into ditches in Greene County yesterday.

Sheriff Steve Haupert says from 2:49pm to 5:37pm, there were two two-vehicle accidents at 220th Street and S Avenue and 330th Street and C Avenue and another one vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 25.

Of those accidents and vehicles in ditches, Haupert notes that three vehicles were total losses.  He urges everyone to drive to the whatever the weather conditions are while your on the roads.

“Yesterday was exceptionally bad.  In my years of driving, its probably one of the worst blizzards and white-outs that I’ve ever driven in trying to get to vehicle accidents.”

He states that some citations were written due to contact between vehicles that was made despite the weather conditions.

“And I would just like to reiterate to everyone to drive to the conditions and know that at anytime anyone that’s ahead of you, on the traveled portion of the road, you are responsible for stopping.  No matter how slow that person in front of you is going, you are responsible for maintaining a speed that you do not hit that vehicle.”

According to the National Weather Service, the Greene County area is expected to see a slight chance of more blowing snow and light snow showers during the overnight to tonight.