Bridgeport Man Charged In Hit-And-Run That Critically Injured 76-Year-Old Pedestrian: Police

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A 69-year-old Bridgeport man has been charged in connection with a 2025 hit-and-run crash that left a 76-year-old pedestrian critically injured, Bridgeport police said.

Paul Kwaku Amuzu was arrested Friday on a warrant charging him with evading responsibility with serious physical injury.

The crash occurred at about 9:40 a.m. on March 19, 2025, when Amuzu is alleged to have struck the pedestrian at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Ellsworth Street.

American Medical Response, Bridgeport Fire Engine 7 and Bridgeport police responded to the intersection. Officers were told that the SUV involved had left the scene.

Police found a 76-year-old Bridgeport woman lying face down in the eastbound lane at the intersection. Emergency personnel provided aid before she was taken by American Medical Response to St. Vincent’s Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.

Amuzu was released after posting bond on bail of $25,000; he is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on Sept. 8.