It started with an all-too-common, albeit illegal, street pickup in Orange County.

It ended with two teenagers hospitalized after being hit by a car and the suspected driver fleeing the scene.

Hundreds of onlookers, lured by social media and WhatsApp ads, showed up before 2 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Orangewood Avenue and State College Boulevard in Anaheim to watch the cars spin in circles, perform stunts and I make a lot of noise.

Police were called to the intersection — a few blocks from Angel Stadium, in an area dotted with businesses and apartments — but received additional reports of injuries along the way.

When officers from the Anaheim Police Department arrived, they learned that a black Dodge Charger had spun out of control into the crowd, hitting two 19-year-old onlookers.

“When police got there around 2 a.m., most of the crowd had dispersed, but they saw the two pedestrians who were hit,” said Sgt. Matt Sutter. “Both officers and paramedics provided medical assistance and the men were taken to the nearest hospital.”

Sutter said the men, who are still hospitalized, have “broken bones, lacerations and abrasions” but are in stable condition.

The driver of the Charger, Sutter said, was not at the scene and the car was impounded.

“We’re looking into who’s responsible and who’s to blame,” Sutter said.

Sutter said street takeovers in the area are “not uncommon,” though he warned they are illegal and dangerous.

Foreclosures in Southern California, including Los Angeles and Orange counties, spiked in 2020 amid pandemic-related business and school closures. They have decreased as the shutdowns in the COVID era eased, but still occur periodically.

Some of the sideshows, as they are also called, they were deadly and destructive. This summer, one in downtown Los Angeles ended with two sedans on fire at West 18th and Main streets.

The problem has led the LA City Council to target certain areas with speed bar installationsincluding 20 popular street pickup spots.