Two Quincy teens are fighting for their lives after they were struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on State Road 267 at Makayla Lane in Gadsden County.
The Florida Highway Patrol was called to the scene about 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. There they found a 13-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy, who had been struck by a vehicle.
“Preliminary information has revealed that the involved vehicle was traveling northbound on State Road 267 when the vehicle traveled onto the eastern shoulder of the roadway and collided with the pedestrians,“ FHP wrote in a press release. “Following the crash, the involved vehicle fled the scene but was found abandoned in the area a short time later.”
The driver of the vehicle remains at large.
The pedestrians were transported to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare with life threatening injuries.
The case remains under investigation.