City of El Cajon, CA
10/24/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/24/2025 11:45
*Update* Juvenile Suffers Major Injuries From Hit And Run Collision
*Update* Juvenile Suffers Major Injuries From Hit And Run Collision
Post Date:10/24/2025 10:30 AM
TYPE OF INCIDENT: Hit & Run Collision with Major Injury
DATE AND TIME OF INCIDENT: 10/22/25 at 8:00PM
LOCATION OF INCIDENT: 300 Ballantyne St., El Cajon, CA
SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: ******Updated Press Release******
Traffic Investigators examined debris from the collision scene and identified the involved vehicle as a BMW X5. Investigators searched an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) database and other investigative databases to identify a possible match on a white BMW X5 that was in the area at the time of the collision. Detectives located the vehicle parked at a business in Lakeside, CA and confirmed the vehicle had damage consistent with debris left at the collision scene. Police arrested 35-year-old Dani Korkis of Lakeside, believed to be the driver of the BMW at the time of the hit and run collision. Korkis was booked into County Jail on felony hit and run charges.
The injured juvenile remains in the hospital in stable condition.
The El Cajon Police Department would like to thank our local news media for covering this story and soliciting the community's help to lookout for the involved vehicle. The El Cajon Police Department is asking anyone with additional information regarding the collision to call (619) 579-3311.
RESUME OF INCIDENT:
On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at approximately 8:00 PM, the El Cajon Police Department received reports of a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic collision in the 300 block of Ballantyne St. Responding officers and paramedics found a 12-year-old in the roadway with major head trauma. The vehicle involved in the collision had fled the scene. Paramedics transported the juvenile to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. The El Cajon Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify the hit and run vehicle; described by witnesses as a white or silver SUV having front end damage.
The El Cajon Police Department is asking anyone with information regarding the collision to call (619) 579-3311.
Prepared by:
Lt. Joe Crawford
El Cajon Police Department
Metropolitan Division
Reviewed by:
Cpt. Keith MacArthur
El Cajon Police Department
Operations Bureau
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