Police in Dundee are hunting a driver who simply shrugged and sped off after knocking someone down in the city.
John Cosgrove said he remains dogged by pain in his leg, dizzy spells and forgetfulness after smashing his head off a kerb when the car struck him.
The 31-year-old was sent flying across the car’s bonnet as he crossed Morgan Street in Stobswell.
He said: “I was about to cross Morgan Street just as a bus was driving past and I remember looking up the street to check there were no cars coming.
“The black car behind the bus wasn’t indicating so I went to cross. The next thing I was going across the bonnet, then my head hit the kerb.
“I shouted but she just shrugged and kept heading up the road. I was in agony.”
He had to hang onto the railings of the nearby Glebelands Primary School to steady himself as he made the short walk to his girlfriend’s house and crawl up the stairs to the top-floor flat.
His girlfriend, Kirsty Fraser, 28, said she was shocked when she heard what happened and called the police, while a friend took John to Ninewells.
His leg was badly swollen and doctors X-rayed it, but John didn’t notice he had also cut his forehead until he got back home and took off his hat.
He said: “I didn’t realise I had banged my head at first because my leg was so sore. It was red and swollen to three times the size.
“It was only when I got home from hospital and took my tammy off I saw I had a cut to my head but over the next few days the concussion got worse.”
They went to John’s GP on Thursday who gave him painkillers. However, things took a worrying turn the next day when Kirsty said John started gibbering about nursery and later fainted.
John said: “On Friday my head was spinning and I fainted. I’m still getting headaches now.”
The GP referred John to Ninewells again on Friday where he was told that because he had suffered a nasty blow to the head it could take two weeks to six months to recover.
He is still unable to put his full weight on his leg and has been unable to go to work since the incident.
Kirsty said: “The concussion seems to come and go. Nearly two weeks on he is still slow to answer. She has not only broken the law but she has injured a young man. We just hope she must be feeling guilty.
“What if it was her son? It has affected his life long after the incident. With the school nearby there are often kids walking in the area. I wonder if it was a child, would she have stopped?”
The couple now hope witnesses who saw the incident will contact police or that the extent of John’s injuries will prick the conscience of the driver and prompt her to come forward.
Police said they are still looking at CCTV and John said he would recognise the driver if he saw her again.
He described her as being around 45 to 50 years old with shoulder-length blonde wavy hair. He also said there is likely to be damage to the front of the black car.
A spokesman for Police Scotland confirmed they are continuing inquiries into the incident, which happened on May 29.
Anyone with information can contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.