at a nearby drugstore employee tamika williams tells me she sees the pair in the store often. >> the other day and i'm looking and peeking thinking the worst, thinking they was going to get hurt. >> reporter: the crash happened when westbound traffic on 54th avenue north they're the investa apartments were stopped. the driver in an eastbound saturn vue suv didn't see the boys and hit them and the impact threw them both in the street. >> i've been waiting outside for the parents. haven't seen any parents. they come back in, let me know so i can call police so at least we could try to find the parents. >> reporter: tamika williams wishes she had called police after she saw them in the store. apartment neighbors who came on the accident scene are having a heard time. >> it's hard to like digest. those were kids, like that's awful. >> reporter: the good news is the parents have been notified. they're apparently with those kids right now. not so good news, both kids right now are at all children's hospital in serious condition. in st. petersburg st. petersburg -- in st. petersburg peter b