BRADENTON, Fla. — A Bradenton man charged in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 41 last Thursday, a crash that left a teen critically injured, has been released on bond.

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Zachari Brock, 24, was arrested over the weekend for leaving the scene of a crash and driving without a license.

"I'm really sorry about what happened to this kid that was involved in this accident with me," Brock said following his release. "It could easily have been avoided if I wasn't driving because I don't have my license."

"He came up so fast, I freaked out, I didn't know what to do, I just got scared," he went on. "I've got a 10 month old daughter and I haven't even gotten to hear her say 'Daddy' yet."

SUSPECT SPEAKS// This is the voice of Zachari Brock, the man investigators say took off from a terrible hit-and-run crash on US-41 in Bradenton last week. He’s been released on bond. He didn’t want me to show his face, but agreed to talk about what happened @BN9 pic.twitter.com/gRqrXnTQ9W — Angie Angers (@angie_angers) March 4, 2019

The victim, 19-year-old Jackson Kelley, remains in intensive care. His father, Mike Kelley, said the teen has traumatic brain injuries and the recovery process will be slow.

"His child is healthy. My child is sitting in the ICU and probably will be for a long time," he said.

Kelley says the outpouring of support from the community has been amazing.