A sheriff’s deputy was injured on Sunday morning, Sept. 25 when his patrol SUV was struck by a vehicle whose driver fled the scene on foot in Gardena, authorities said.
The crash occurred at about 4:50 a.m. at the intersection of Van Ness and Marine avenues, according to Sgt. Nikos Guskos of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect’s vehicle was a silver Kia, he said.
Paramedics transported the deputy, the lone occupant inside the SUV, to a hospital with minor injuries, Guskos said.
“He (the deputy) has some back and neck issues,” he said. “He’s conscious and talking.”
The hit-and-run suspect was at large as of about 7 p.m. Sunday. The sheriff’s South Los Angeles station urged anyone with information about the crash to call them at 323-820-6700.