Miramar, FL : A pregnant woman and her two young children were injured after a driver barreled into them at a bus stop in Miramar at On Saturday May 7th, 2016

A pregnant woman and her two young children remain in the hospital, one day after, police said, a driver barreled into them at a bus stop in Miramar, then sped away. That driver was located and arrested shortly after.

Miramar Police and Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene of the crash in the area of University Drive and Pembroke Road, near a Wal-Mart, Saturday, just after 5 p.m. Investigators said a woman behind the wheel of an Infiniti sedan was

heading south on University Drive when she swerved to pass slower cars ahead of her.

Witness Shaquana Brinson said she was going down University Drive when the woman in the Infiniti almost ran her off the road. "She passed me, she started laughing," she said.

Police said the woman then lost control of her vehicle, jumped the curb and crashed into the bus bench, striking the expecting mother and two children, ages 3 and 5, who were waiting at the stop.

"She actually flipped over the car, but the two kids, they actually only got ran over," said Brinson. "'The baby,' [the pregnant woman] kept screaming. 'Oh, my stomach, my stomach,' like, it was her ribs, and the pregnant mom, she was basically just

worried about her unborn child."

Investigators said the driver continued to head south on University Drive, but the next stoplight, near Miramar Parkway and Knolls Road, drivers who had witnessed the accident pulled the woman out of her car. Cellphone video shows a man sitting

on her as he waited for police to arrive.

The woman, later identified as 39-year-old Jessica Crane, was then taken into custody.

All three victims were seriously injured. The pregnant woman was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital as a trauma alert. Her children were taken to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital.

As of Sunday evening, the mother remained in critical condition. Her children are expected to recover.

"That could have been me and my kids," said Brinson.

Police brought witnesses down to the stoplight where Crane was stopped to identify her. She was then placed under arrest.

Witnesses said Crane appeared to be drunk. "Those innocent babies could have lost their lives, and that mom could have lost her unborn child," said Brinson.

7News captured officers taking Crane out of an ambulance in handcuffs, then taking her away in a squad car.

Meanwhile, Brinson said she is counting her blessings. "I had my kids in the car, so all I was doing was praying that she don't hurt me and my kids," she said.

Crane appeared in bond court on Sunday. She was charged with three counts of failure to stop or remain at an accident involving serious injury, but detectives said additional charges may be added depending on what the investigation uncovers.

She is being held on a $40,000 bond.

Police will not release the names of the victims until they notify family.

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3 recovering after hit-and-run at Miramar bus stop; driver charged