Eight-vehicle pileup blocks Interstate 90

SPOKANE – Interstate 90 was closed to traffic for a short time Tuesday evening, May 25, following a crash involving eight vehicles.

According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred about 5:11 p.m. near Milepost 281, at the Division Street interchange.

Camilla A. Zachary, 33, of Spokane, was eastbound in her 200 Ford Explorer on the interstate when she struck the Jersey barrier, pushing it into the westbound lands, the patrol said. She was not wearing a seatbelt.

Zachary is facing a criminal charge of driving while license suspended and two traffic citations – wheels over centerline...