Driver involved in crash with LASD deputy on the run

LOS ANGELES - Authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who ran away from the scene of a crash involving a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Sunday morning. 

It happened around 5 a.m. at the intersection of Van Ness and Marine avenues. 

According to the LASD, the deputy was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Officials said they have shut down the intersection as they continue to search for the driver. 

There is no threat to the public, authorities said.