Investigations continue after Michigan mother was fatally struck by car near Silver Lake sand dunes

(CBS) – A 33-year-old Michigan mother died Sunday when she was hit by a car while rescuing her two-year-old daughter in the sand dunes of Silver Lake State Park.

According to the Oceana County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred on the drag strip near the sand dunes.

According to authorities, a woman named Kadie Price and her family were standing outside their vehicle watching a race when the driver of a modified 1980 Jeep CJ lost control and collided with a family’s vehicle.

Price was struck by the family car. Before the accident, the sheriff’s office said, she pushed her two-year-old daughter out of the way, “thereby likely saving her daughter from serious injury or worse.”

Passersby tried to save Price, but she succumbed to her injuries at the scene of the accident.

Officials said the driver, a 64-year-old man from Michigan, has been identified. His name is not being released pending further investigation.