Driver hits on pedestrian on sidewalk, crashes through metal fence in front yard of CT home

A pedestrian was hospitalized after being hit by a car on the sidewalk before it crashed through a metal fence into the front yard of a home in Bridgeport on Monday.

The Bridgeport Emergency Operation Center received several calls around 11:40 a.m. on Monday for a motor vehicle versus pedestrian crash on East Main Street, according to the Bridgeport Police Department.

The callers reported that a black Audi hit a pedestrian and crashed through a fence into the front yard of 1109 East Main Street, police said. The Bridgeport Fire Department, American Medical Response and Bridgeport police officers were dispatched to the scene.

As officers arrived at the scene, they observed the pedestrian, identified as a 27-year-old Bridgeport man, lying on the ground with serious injuries, according to police. The man received medical attention and was transported to the Bridgeport Hospital where he was listed in serious condition, police said.

The driver of the Audi Q5, a 26-year-old Bridgeport woman, was located and transported to St. Vincent’s Medical Center, according to police.

The Bridgeport Police Serious Crash Team responded to the scene to reconstruct the crash, police said. A preliminary investigation determined the 2011 Audi Q5 was traveling north on East Main Street when it allegedly veered into the northbound lane and struck the man on the sidewalk. The vehicle then continued traveling into a metal fence and came to rest in the front yard of the home on East Main Street, according to police.

The 26-year-old driver was treated at the hospital and taken into custody for an unrelated incident, according to police.

The crash is being investigated by the Bridgeport Police Traffic Division. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Officer Andrew Orum at 475-422-6612 or Andrew.Orum@bridgeportct.gov or the Bridgeport Police Tips Hotline at 203-576-TIPS.