PULLMAN -- On Tuesday, the 911 tapes were released from the man who found Washington State University graduate Kristen Grindley lying in the middle of a rural Whitman County road last week.

The Whitman County Sheriffs Office says Grindley was either thrown from or hit by a car and left in the middle of Albion Road near Pullman.

The man who made the 911 call did not have cell phone reception where Kristen was found, but he managed to park his car to protect her before heading down the road to an area where he could call 911.

Operator: What’s the address to your emergency?

Caller: I'm not an address I’m at the top of the hill on the Pullman Albion Road.

Caller: There's a lady laying in the middle of the street she looks like she got hit by a car

Caller: She's breathing.

Operator: She is?

Caller: I haven't moved her.

Operator: Do you know for sure?

Caller: Yes she is breathing. I can hear her breathe

Operator: OK is she awake?

Operator: No.

The caller tells the 911 operator that the woman is laying about 50 yards from the crest of a hill, which is a dangerous blind spot for drivers on the un-lit rural road.

Operator: Is she in the middle of the road or is she on the side of the road?

Caller: She is in the middle of the road. I backed my car down so I'm blocking the lane but you can’t see her, but you gotta get a car out here quick because its pitch black.

Operator: No ones around her?

Caller: No, nobody at all. I honestly, I thought she was a deer in the road.

Operator: My partner is getting help on the way.

A little more than two minutes into the call, another passerby approaches and the caller gives that driver instructions.

Caller: (talking to other driver) There's a girl got hit by a car right up just in front of my car. Pull around the other side of her and put your flashers on. I’m on the phone with 911 right now.

Within three and a half minutes, the caller spots a deputy.

Caller: Actually your car is coming right now. I see him coming up the hill.

Caller: Hopefully your guy's not flying up too fast because he didn't slow down when I waved him down.

Operator: OK we'll let him know.

Caller: Alright, thanks. Bye.

Kristen Grindley is making progress every day at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane.

A Facebook page called "Rally for Kristen Grindley” has been created allowing family members to post updates, and friends or complete strangers post good wishes and prayers.

The page has nearly 2,500 fans who are all people following Kristen's progress.

Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers is calling her boyfriend a person of interest but not a suspect.