Overview
- Officers were dispatched around 8 p.m. Wednesday to the 300 block of Ballantyne Street near East Park Avenue.
- Responders found the child in the roadway with major head trauma and rushed him to a hospital.
- The driver fled the scene, with witnesses reporting a white or silver SUV likely showing front-end damage.
- The boy remained in critical condition Thursday morning, according to police.
- Anyone with information is asked to call El Cajon Police at 619-579-3311.