Foreign exchange student hit by automobile at Miner Village
UTEP Police officers talk to eye-witnesses on the scene. Sitting in the center is sophomore volleyball player Madison Morris.
November 15, 2013
A freshman exchange student was hit by a vehicle on the southwest side of Miner Village on Friday afternoon. The victim was identified by a group of friends as Achim Schweighofer from Austria.
Patrick Heinsch, a freshman exchange student from Germany, was up in his dorm when he heard a “boom.”
According to witnesses, Heinsch was told Schweighofer was walking out with a broom and a vacuum cleaner when a car came from behind and hit him.
“I don’t know how hard it was, but he was shivering and foam was coming out of his mouth,” he said. “That’s what I witnessed.”
Amanda Guillen and Kristopher Rivera may be reached at [email protected].
Mariely Mejorado • Nov 19, 2013 at 12:30 AM
He had a broom and vacuum. he was probably renting them from summit hall using his ID as collateral to clean his dorm, that’s what Ive done at Heights. and I just can’t believe that such a common act could have such a brutal result. Give your ID, get a broom, clean the room, bring back the broom, get your ID back. Its so routine. My condolences to the family.
Jacqueline Brixey • Nov 16, 2013 at 10:18 PM
This is a terrible article. Admittedly I usually don’t read the Prospector, but having met and known Achim, I ended up reading this piece of garbage since it was about him. Never in journalism do you describe the grizzly details of the victim in a car accident as you did in this article, and you should either learn this lesson in respect now or absolutely never write an article that gets published again. At most, you could say that he sustained severe trauma, beyond that is horrific for anyone who knew and cared about Achim. I realize that what eye witnesses saw was traumatizing, absolutely no one wants to be an eye witness to such an accident, but quoting verbatim makes me feel like I was there too, and this not how I want to think of him. I sincerely hope you edit this article out of respect for the victim’s family, friends, and most of all in memory of him. Shame on both of you who wrote this, and shame on your editor for allowing it to be published.
John • Nov 15, 2013 at 4:44 PM
Typical stupid college journalism., You released a name prior to anyone contacting the student’s family? Take some lessons from the “real” media. Release names once told it is ok. That is out of respect.