A Lakeside man was behind bars Friday on suspicion of hit-and-run after a 12-year-old boy was struck in El Cajon, leaving him severely injured.
Dani A. Korkis, 35, allegedly was driving a white BMW X5 that hit the younger pedestrian within the 300 block of Ballantyne Road at about 8 p.m. Wednesday, in response to El Cajon police.
Emergency personnel arrived to search out the sufferer mendacity within the roadway with in depth head accidents. Particles from the car that hit him was scattered on the street, Lt. Joe Crawford stated.
Paramedics took the kid to a hospital, the place he was admitted in important situation. He remained hospitalized Friday, however his very important indicators have been steady, Crawford stated.
An automatic license-plate reader and different databases recognized the suspect car, and detectives discovered it parked at a Lakeside enterprise, broken in a way per the hit-and-run, police stated. They then positioned Korkis and arrested him.
The motive force was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of felony hit-and run inflicting nice bodily harm. He’s being held on $50,000 bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Tuesday
