A woman is being hailed as a hero after she tried to save a woman’s life after a chain-reaction crash on the interstate.

A few years ago, Holly Matzke survived a crash that sent her flying 40 feet off a cliff, so she said she did not hesitate to get involved when she witnessed the major crash last Wednesday. Holly’s voice was still shaking hours later as she described the injured woman’s final moments.

“I’m just like ‘Okay momma, are you okay? Come on, stay with me.’ And her eyes were fluttering and then that was it,” Holly said. “I was just like ‘Oh my gosh, I don’t believe she’s with me.’ And I checked her pulse and she was not with me.”

Holly had been on her way to babysit her nephew, and she almost ended up being in the crash herself. Trained in CPR, Holly did everything she could to help the woman as she answered the desperate pleas for information from the victim’s husband who was behind the wheel of a red Toyota.

“I was also telling him, ‘It’s okay, it’s okay. Keep calm, we’re going to get you help, we’re going to get you out,’” Holly said.

Now, Holly would like to track down the victim’s husband so that she could comfort and console him.

“I would really like to reach out to that man… maybe give him a big hug and tell him I’m sorry or give him some flowers because I’m hurt that he lost his significant other,” she said.

The victim’s name has not been released, but please join us in saying a prayer for her family.