A Georgia woman thwarted a would-be car thief last week by spraying him with gasoline and scaring him off, authorities said.

The woman was pumping gas in her car outside Atlanta last Thursday when a man approached the passenger door undetected, WSB-TV reported.

The woman noticed the man once he was in the driver's seat. She pulled the gas nozzle and sprayed him with gasoline, which scared him off.

A witness speaking to the station compared the scene to “a movie.”

“I didn’t realize it was actually happening,” the witness reportedly said. “I was looking, and I heard the car revving up and the next thing I know, he jumped out of the car and he started running.”

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Rockland County Deputy Lee Thomas said a Dodge Charger had dropped the man off at the gas station and picked him up soaked in gasoline.

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Thomas said he believes the crew had done this before and will likely try it again. The woman’s identity was not released.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.