Authorities are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who allegedly struck two Pasco County teenagers riding a mini bike on U.S. 19, leaving both in critical condition.

The crash happened Sunday night at U.S. 19 and New York Avenue in Hudson. Sixteen-year-old Kaiden Paradise-Smith and 15-year-old Darius Maddox were riding home from a nighttime trip to get snacks when a white Ford F-150 reportedly hit them and drove away, according to witnesses.

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Both boys suffered serious head injuries, broken bones and internal lacerations. They remain hospitalized in critical condition.

Its aggravating. Its horrible, said Sarah Pomales, Dariuss mother.

For you not to stop for anybody whether its a child or an adult. Its just heartbreaking to see society and hum

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