ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A little baby was thrown 15 feet out of a crashed car and survived. The 16-month-old was in the hospital on Wednesday, recovering from the hit and run crash.

A driver ran into the infant’s mother's car in St. Petersburg, sending the baby flying out of the rear window. Moments later, a neighbor spotted the baby boy underneath a house.

"I was going to actually cut a hole in my floor with a saw to pull him straight out, because I was very concerned for the child," said homeowner Joshua Pegues.

The boy was given CPR and taken to the hospital. He is expected to be okay.

Police said he was not buckled into his car seat.