Kathleen Gorsuch 59, injured, taken to hospital, after her car is rear-ended on I-205 in Clackamas County, by a pickup driven by Jack McKinley, 42.

A Vancouver man was involved in a Friday morning crash that Oregon State Police say was caused by a dog in the southbound lanes of the Interstate 205 near Clackamas.

Minutes before 11:30 a.m., a couple of cars stopped for a German Shepherd in the southbound lanes of the freeway near milepost 12. Jack McKinley, 42, of Vancouver was driving a Chevrolet pickup, didn't notice the stopped vehicles and rear-ended a Mazda, which then rear-ended a Toyota before tumbling onto its top.

The woman driving the Mazda, Kathleen Gorsuch, 59, of Portland, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. The Toyota's driver was not injured and neither was McKinley, though he was cited for driving with a suspended license.

The German Shepherd ran to the west side of the freeway, where it was captured and put into the back of a police car. All of the southbound lanes were cleared by around 1 p.m.

The dog was taken to a local veterinary clinic for examination and to check for a microchip. Police say if the owner isn't located, the dog will be taken to an animal shelter.