CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. (WSVN) - A young boy is recovering in the hospital after a car struck him in Coral Springs, early Friday morning.

According to police, it happened around 8 a.m., near Riverside Drive, between Northwest 35th Court and Sample Road.

Officials said the driver was pulling out of a residential neighborhood when she hit the boy, who was riding his bicycle.

The child suffered a leg injury and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery.

Police said the driver stayed on the scene and cooperated with officers.

It is unknown if the driver will be cited.

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