Suspect arrested in series of hit-and-run crashes

A badge for a San Diego sheriff s deputy File photo courtesy San Diego County Sheriff s Office A -year-old man suspected of injuring at least one person in a series of hit and run collisions and driving the wrong way in Santee was in custody Wednesday Deputies from the Santee Sheriff s Station responded to reports of a hit-and-run collision involving a green SUV near Prospect and North Magnolia avenues at p m Tuesday according to the San Diego County Sheriff s Office The El Cajon Police Department simultaneously broadcast a be on the lookout bulletin for a similar SUV that collided with several vehicles in El Cajon representatives mentioned A wrong way driver was announced by a caller in Santee driving a similar green SUV at about p m Tuesday An off-duty sheriff s sergeant located the suspect carriage also described as a green SUV driving south on Timberlane Way The suspect conveyance collided with two vehicles at Mast Boulevard and Bilteer Drive injuring the driver of one automobile according to the sheriff s office The SUV veered off the roadway slamming into a San Diego Gas Electric power box The driver appeared to be intoxicated and was taken into sheriff s custody without occurrence executives revealed He was taken to an hospital for healing The suspect has not been identified Anyone with information regarding this collision was solicited to call the Santee Sheriff s Station at -