A stroke survivor has shared his “horrendous” experience of being taken to court, after crashing his car when he suddenly went blind behind the wheel. Stephen Ellis collided with a parked car outside a school when he lost vision in his left eye, with the police accusing him of careless driving.
He was given a ticket at the scene by police officers who were oblivious to the severe stroke he had suffered, which left him unable to speak, walk and read. Following his crash, dad-of-three Stephen couldn’t remember his date of birth or where he lived, and after medical tests learnt he had a large blood clot in his brain.
He was taken to court where the police argued he had refused medical help following the crash and failed to provide any evidence of his medical condition until the court case, Manchester Evening News reports.
