Crime & Safety
Hit-And-Run Driver Sought In Coconut Grove
The crash left 85-year-old David Hertizig in critical condition, according to Miami police.
COCONUT GROVE, FL — Miami police are asking for the public's help in finding the driver of a light blue Jaguar that may have been involved in a Coconut Grove hit-and-run crash earlier this month. The crash left 85-year-old David Hertizig in critical condition, according to Miami police.
"The driver is wanted for questioning in a possible hit-and-run traffic crash in the area of SW 37 Avenue and Charles Terrace," explained Officer Kiara Delva of the Miami Police Department in asking for the public's help on Friday.
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She said that the crash occurred on Sept. 24 shortly before 7:30 a.m.
Hertizig was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center in critical condition, Delva added.
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To report a tip, contact Detective J. Sepulveda or any on-duty detective at the Miami Police Department's Traffic Homicide Unit at 305-603-6525.
Photos of 85-year-old David Hertizig courtesy Miami Police Department
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