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 young pedestrian in the 300 block of Ballantyne Street at about 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to El Cajon police.

Emergency personnel arrived to find the victim lying in the roadway with extensive head injuries. Debris from the vehicle that hit him was scattered in the street, Lt. Joe Crawford said.

Paramedics took the child to a hospital, where he was admitted in critical condition. He remained hospitalized Friday, but his vital signs were stable, Crawford said.

An automated license-plate reader and other databases identified the suspect vehicle, and detectives found it parked

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