Police say Mark Beasanski was pumping gas in Aurora, Illinois early Friday morning, when a man jumped into the SUV.
Beasanski's 11-year-old daughter Kayla was in the back seat.
She jumped out as the vehicle pulled away.
Luckily, she was not hurt.
Police caught up with the 20-year-old suspect about an hour later.
Tyrelle Pulley has been charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle and fleeing and eluding police.
WLS-TV and Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.