ROTTERDAM, N.Y.-- It was the ride of little Coco's life.
Police say a woman was traveling on North Manning Blvd. when she thought she ran into something.
"She stopped as well as some other motorist. She checked her vehicle realized there was damage to the front but didn't realize she had struck the dog," said Lt. Jeffrey Collins.
45 minutes later, after taking a ride to Rotterdam, she heard something under the grille. She pulled over only to find a precious pooch holding on for dear life.
"On of our officers... was able to free the dog from the car by pressing down the scoop and allowing the dog to come out," Lt. Collins said.
"She came to us with a shattered elbow. To be honest I can't believe she survived it. I thought she would have been already diseased when we got her or needed to be put to sleep," said Noella LaFreniere with Hernas Veterinary Clinic.
So how did how did Coco end up in this situation in the first place?
Her owner Kathleen Davis says she was let outside to go to the bathroom and escaped through a fence. We do everything together."
Coco's surgery will cost at least $4,000... money the family says they just don't have.
"I can't get her back unless I fix her. Unless I have her surgery done," Davis said.
The family is planning to set up a gofundme page.
They haven't gotten Coco back yet because animal control is still investigating the case.