Eastbound I90 cleared after two collisions

Two multi-car crashes Friday afternoon on Interstate 90 near Highway 195 caused a seven-mile backup in the eastbound lanes. The first accident, around 2:35 p.m., involved two cars and a motorcycle, according to the Washington State Patrol. No one was injured. Authorities say the second collision occurred when vehicles slowed for the first crash. A semi, driven by Edward D. Volk, 41, of Fargo, N.D., did not slow and hit a semi driven by Jeffrey S. Canfield, 31, of Athol. Canfield was pushed into a semi driven by Michael S. Novak, 60, of Nine Mile Falls, who was pushed forward into a Nissan Pathfinder driven by Brian S. Pryer, 55, of Hayden. Novak was treated and released from a local hospital.