3 p.m.The man charged with critically injuring a Napa teen in a hit-and-run crash has been deemed by a Napa County judge to be not guilty by reason of insanity.

At his Monday court hearing, Armando Hurtado, 44, of St. Helena was ruled by Napa County Superior Court Judge Diane Price to be insane at the time he ran a red light at Pueblo and Jefferson streets and struck Jose Carlos Ortiz, 17, of Napa with his pickup as the boy rode his bicycle across the intersection on March 1.

Ortiz suffered major head injuries. He is being treated at a Bay Area long-term medical care facility, according to Napa County Chief Deputy District Attorney John Goold, who is prosecuting the case.

Hurtado, in custody on $260,000 bail since his arrest, is charged with two counts of felony leaving the scene of an accident with a special enhancement of causing great bodily  harm.

Price said Hurtado did not understand the nature of his acts and was not sane at the time of the accident, based on her review of reports from three different doctors.

Goold said the findings of two doctors who evaluated Hurtado agreed Hurtado was insane at the time of the accident.

“The third doctor said Mr. Hurtado suffered from mental illness, but was not sure of the legal standard at the time of the accident. The defendant was actively displaying psychotic symptoms immediately after the accident.”

Hurtado’s attorney Jim Jones said, “The court made the appropriate decision. It is clear from the evidence that at the time of accident, Mr. Hurtado was in a condition of psychotic breakdown. He was not functioning in the real world,” Jones said. “He didn’t know what he was doing. He was not connected to reality.”

Hurtado previously entered a not guilty plea. With Monday’s court ruling, however, Hurtado withdrew his plea.

Price ordered Hurtado’s medical reports reviewed by the county department of mental health’s conditional release program to decide what mental treatment facility Hurtado will be  sent.

“He will be put in a treatment program for a minimum of six months,” Goold said. “After that, doctors will decide if he is a candidate for outpatient treatment.”

Jones called the incident “a tragic situation all around. Since the day of the accident, my client’s family has been praying for the victim,” he said.

Hurtado drove away after striking Ortiz and then crashed into a SUV driven by a 55-year-old Yountville man, who suffered minor injuries.

Neither alcohol nor drugs played a part in the accident, police said. Hurtado has a valid drivers license and insurance, Jones said.