The brother of 44-year-old Jean Agnant, of Bridgeport, is asking for the hit-and-run driver who struck Agnant on Oct. 15 "to come forward and face justice."

"Whoever did this to my brother needs to be held accountable," said Emmanuel Agnant Tuesday, as he fought back tears. "We forgive you -- but you must come forward."

Agnant says his brother is "fighting for his life at Hartford Hospital in Hartford" and that he has faith that he will make a full recovery.

The accident happened in the 400 block of Chopsy Hill Road just one day after another pedestrian was struck only a few hundred feet away in a separate hit-and-run, police said last week.

City Councilwoman Mary McBride Lee, who represents the area, says she wants a feasibility study done to explore the possibility of making safety changes along Chopsy Hill Road, possibly by adding speed bumps and new signage.

"I'm heartbroken that this young man was critically injured by a driver who just left the scene -- and now we need to make sure it never happens again," said McBride Lee.

Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the accident to call 203-576-TIPS.