A VICTIM of an alleged hit and run is appealing for witnesses to come forward to solve the mystery of the incident that left him fighting for his life.
Trevor Campbell, 43, from Chelmsford, has no memory of the events of August 15 that left him breathing through a ventilator in intensive care. The father-of-three was found collapsed on Springfield Road. He was taken to Broomfield hospital just after 10pm where he suffered multiple epileptic seizures following a head injury consistent with being knocked down by a car.
Now back recovering at his Chelmsford home, Trevor is desperate to fill in the missing pieces of that evening.
"All I can remember is that I was walking home along Springfield Road after having been out in town. I know that I went to cross the road and that's it, I don't know what happened after that." said Mr Campbell.
"The next thing I remember is waking up in intensive care at Broomfield 48 hours later where they'd had me under sedation and ventilation as, at one point in the ambulance, I had stopped breathing.
"A CT scan found an abrasion on the right side of my head so the hospital believed it must have been a hit and run."
It was a member of the public who discovered Trevor collapsed outside Tesco on Springfield Road and immediately called an ambulance.
At first paramedics believed he had just fallen unwell as there were no visible injuries, but the Chelmsford resident, who has suffered with epilepsy since he was 14, is positive it was not simply his condition.
"It's not possible that just one seizure would have brought on those consequences, my epilepsy is controlled by medication and prior to this I hadn't suffered a fit for about a month," added Trevor, who shares his home on Springfield Park Road with partner Kim and his children – the youngest of whom is just 18 months old.
"All I can think is that it might have been a car that just didn't stop.
"It was a complete stranger that called the ambulance and I've not heard from them since; it would be nice to thank them if I could.
"I keep trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together but I can't, which is really frustrating. Hopefully the memories will come back at some point."
The incident has worsened Trevor's epilepsy to the point that he is currently unable to work, while awaiting an appointment with a neurosurgeon.
A police spokesman said: "This case is being treated as a suspected fail to stop but it has been archived pending any further information. Anyone who saw the event or has information should get in touch on 101."
