Hit-and-run driver causes major injuries to boy, 12

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El Cajon Police seek help to find white or silver SUV with front-end damage

East County News Service

October 23, 2025 (El Cajon) – Around 8 p.m. last night, a 12-year-old boy was struck by an SUV in the 300 block of Ballantyne Street, suffering major head trauma.  The vehicle, described by witnesses as a white or silver SUV with front-end damage, fled the scene.

Officers responding to calls reporting the accident found the boy in the roadway. Paramedics transported him to a hospital, where he remains in critical condition, says Lieutenant Joe Crawford with the El Cajon Police Department.

The El Cajon Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the hit and run vehicle. If you have any information, please call (619) 579-3311.

 


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Dangerous roads...

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Sad situation. Hope this child heals well, and isn't badly traumatized. The driver should have stopped, no matter what. Now it's a felony, and potential prison time, and fines if caught. Ballantyne Rd is dangerous! I see vehicles traveling well over the posted speed limit every time I walk that area. Often cutting into the marked bicycle lane as they whip around the corners near the intersection of Park Ave. and Ballantyne in both directions - North and South bound. Traffic in El Cajon has gotten so much worse over the years with people speeding, running red lights, not yielding to pedestrians, and more. So many preventable "accidents" that I call wrecks because in my opinion, if someone is doing something knowingly and intentionally which violates the law, then it's not an accident.

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