BY DAVID SMILEY
DSMILEY@MIAMIHERALD.COM
A man is in critical condition in the hospital Tuesday night after going into cardiac arrest when a pitbull attacked his dog, authorities said.
According to Miami police, the man took his maltese for a stroll in the 200 block of Southwest 10th Avenue about 5 p.m. when the pitbull attacked.
Lt. Ignatius Carroll, a Miami Fire Rescue spokesman, said the man went into cardiac arrest and fell. Paramedics revived him and took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center, he said.
Miami-Dade Animal Services also responded to the scene and fined the pitbull's owner with a $500 citation. Pitbulls are illegal to own in Miami-Dade County, but the dog was not removed, according to Miami police spokeswoman Officer Kenia Reyes.
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