The TV presenter said he is ‘quite forgetful’ but head injuries from his 2006 high-speed crash might have increased the risk By Telegraph Reporters 13 February 2023 • 8:31pm The former Top Gear host was left with a bleed on the brain after the accident CREDIT : Ken McKay/ITV/REX Richard Hammond has said he is “too scared” to get checked for signs of early onset dementia after his 2006 high-speed crash . The TV presenter, 53, said he fears his worsening memory loss is the result of a more serious condition. Hammond crashed a jet-powered dragster called Vampire at nearly 320mph while filming for Top Gear at the former RAF Elvington airbase near York. Although the incident left him with serious head injuries , he recovered and returned to the show in early 2007. Hammond told The Diary Of A CEO podcast: “I do worry about my memory because it’s not brilliant. My working memory is very large, and my processing memory in the moment. So I can still read a page of ...
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