A university lecturer has paid tribute to her student who was struck dead while walking along the A1060 Roxwell Road on Monday, December 1.
Third-year Anglia Ruskin University civil engineering student Pavels Ivanovs, 22, a Latvian-expat who was living in Chelmsford, was knocked down at about 6am in the dark while he is believed to have been walking to Chelmsford.
Dr Esther Norton said: "He was very bright and worked extremely hard. He always helped his fellow students when they were struggling, especially with maths at which he was very good.
"He was a cheerful, relaxed person who was fun to be with. Staff and students are greatly saddened by his death and he will be missed by us all."
A 26-year-old Billericay man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, and bailed until April 10 next year, in connection with the accident.
Anyone with information can still contact Essex Police on 101.
