Emergency personnel descended on the corner of Dalrymple and Infirmary drives on Wednesday afternoon after a third student in two weeks was hit by an automobile.
At approximately 4:30 p.m., a white Chevrolet Suburban struck a student riding a longboard at a crosswalk in front of the Music and Dramatic Arts Building.
The driver said he was slowing to a halt when he hit Andrew Rauch, a Student Media employee.
Madison Holcomb, theater senior and emergency medical technician, checked the student’s vitals to ensure he was in stable condition. The student was put on a stretcher and removed from the scene in stable condition less than 20 minutes after the accident.
After the accident, mass communication senior and “The Ramen” director Ryan Baniewicz said he received a call from Rauch.
“He was talking, but really didn’t seem like he knew what he was saying,” Baniewicz said. “He even asked if he needed to come in for the show. I told him, ‘Dude, you are in the hospital. Take care of yourself.’”
Holcomb was on her cell phone when she witnessed the event. She said the sound of the impact was audible from the building’s entrance.
“I was walking from the Music and Dramatic Arts Building when I heard the noise,” she said. “I turned and looked to see the guy on the ground.”
