A Florida woman said her 'mother bear' instincts kicked in when she fought off a carjacker in her driveway after he allegedly tried to take her sedan with her 18-month-old daughter strapped inside.

Amanda Beaudry, 27, of Brevard County recalled the horrifying moment two men approached her driveway on Saturday afternoon asking for a ride.

When she said no, she ended up in a struggle from the passenger side with one of them who tried to allegedly steal it.

'I guess my mother bear instincts kicked in,' she told Local 6. 'You really don't have any other option than to protect your own.'

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Amanda Beaudry, 27, of Brevard County said her 'mother bear' instincts kicked in when she fought off a carjacker in her driveway after he allegedly tried to take her car with her 18-month-old daughter strapped inside

The mother said she had just strapped her daughter Scarlett (right) into her car seat and that the pair was headed out to run errands when two men approached their driveway asking for a ride for $100

Beaudry said she had just finished strapping her daughter, Scarlett, into her car seat and was headed out to run errands when Stephane Johnson, 20, and Kelvin Houston, 23, approached her driveway, according to police.

She said the men asked if she would give them a ride for $100 and when she said no, Houston ran off, but Johnson dove into the driver's seat of the car.

'He dove right in and I dove in [on the passenger's side] and he threw the car into reverse,' she said.

'The car was in reverse going. I don't know how I did it, but somehow, I struggled with him and got it into... got it off and broke the key off.'

'The car was in reverse going. I don't know how I did it, but somehow, I struggled with him and got it into... got it off and broke the key off,' she said as she recalled the terrifying moment

Police have since arrested Johnson (left) and Houston (right) who now face several different charges

The mother said after she broke the key off in the ignition, the car stopped moving and she got it back into park all the while Johnson kept telling her no.

Police, who were already in the area after the suspects allegedly dumped a car into a lake that they stole from Orange County, arrived at the scene.

'My instincts just kicked in,' she told Local 6. 'I was just fighting him. There was no way he was going to get my child.'