A veteran crew member was killed early Saturday morning when his SUV left the freeway and flipped over, according to IATSE and the California Highway Patrol.
Rico Priem, 66, was driving home after a 14-hour day on the set of the ABC series “9-1-1” when the crash occurred, according to his union.
Priem was heading north on the 57 Freeway at Via Verde Drive in San Dimas, when his Toyota Highlander left the road, went up an embankment, and flipped onto its roof, according to the Chp. The crash was reported at 4:27 a.m.
The SUV came to rest in the right lane on its roof. Priem was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
“Everyone in the Ia family is shocked and deeply saddened by this tragic loss,” Matt Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said in a statement.
Rico Priem, 66, was driving home after a 14-hour day on the set of the ABC series “9-1-1” when the crash occurred, according to his union.
Priem was heading north on the 57 Freeway at Via Verde Drive in San Dimas, when his Toyota Highlander left the road, went up an embankment, and flipped onto its roof, according to the Chp. The crash was reported at 4:27 a.m.
The SUV came to rest in the right lane on its roof. Priem was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was released by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
“Everyone in the Ia family is shocked and deeply saddened by this tragic loss,” Matt Loeb, president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, said in a statement.
- 5/13/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A 9-1-1 crew member has died after working a 14-hour overnight shift on the ABC procedural, TVLine has confirmed.
Rico Priem — who was employed as a grip on the series — passed away early Saturday morning from injuries sustained in a single-person car crash after working late Friday night through Saturday morning. The crew had been shooting on location in Pomona, Calif.
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Rico Priem — who was employed as a grip on the series — passed away early Saturday morning from injuries sustained in a single-person car crash after working late Friday night through Saturday morning. The crew had been shooting on location in Pomona, Calif.
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- 5/13/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
A 9-1-1 crew member died on Saturday in a freeway accident following a 14-hour shift on the ABC procedural.
Rico Priem was a grip and a member of IATSE Local 80. His death was confirmed by the union, as well as the show’s studio, 20th Television.
In a memo to one of the IATSE locals, leadership wrote that Priem had wrapped production around 4 a.m. on Saturday. The accident occurred while he was driving home to Woodland Hills from the shoot location in Pomona.
According to TVLine, California Highway Patrol provided more details on the circumstances of the crash. Officials reported that the accident occurred around 4:27 a.m.
Priem was reportedly driving north on the 57 Freeway at Via Verde Drive in San Dimas when his vehicle “left the roadway for unknown reasons, went up an embankment and flipped onto its roof. Priem was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rico Priem was a grip and a member of IATSE Local 80. His death was confirmed by the union, as well as the show’s studio, 20th Television.
In a memo to one of the IATSE locals, leadership wrote that Priem had wrapped production around 4 a.m. on Saturday. The accident occurred while he was driving home to Woodland Hills from the shoot location in Pomona.
According to TVLine, California Highway Patrol provided more details on the circumstances of the crash. Officials reported that the accident occurred around 4:27 a.m.
Priem was reportedly driving north on the 57 Freeway at Via Verde Drive in San Dimas when his vehicle “left the roadway for unknown reasons, went up an embankment and flipped onto its roof. Priem was pronounced dead at the scene.
- 5/13/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
A crew member of ABC’s 9-1-1 died on Saturday, May 11 following a 14-hour overnight shift on the show. Rico Priem was a best boy grip for the procedural that formerly aired on Fox and is currently in-season on ABC. Priem was involved in a car accident on a highway after leaving the overnight shoot on location in Pomona, California. The night shift began on Friday, May 10, and extended into Saturday, May 11. Priem was a member of the crew union IATSE Local 80. The union confirmed his death on Monday, May 13 after social media posts about Priem’s death were posted over the weekend. “We are fully committed to the safety and the well-being of all our members and express our heartfelt condolences to the member’s family,” IATSE said in its statement, per The Hollywood Reporter. “Workers have a reasonable expectation that they can get to work and come home safely.
- 5/13/2024
- TV Insider
A crew member on 9-1-1 died early Saturday morning in a car accident on the highway following a 14-hour overnight shift.
Rico Priem, a grip for the Fox procedural and a member of the crew union IATSE Local 80, was involved in a car crash after working Friday night through Saturday morning on a location shoot in Pomona, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. IATSE and the show’s studio, 20th Television, confirmed the death in statements on Monday after crew members began posting about the tragedy on social media over the weekend.
“We are fully committed to the safety and the well-being of all our members and express our heartfelt condolences to the member’s family,” IATSE said in its statement. “Workers have a reasonable expectation that they can get to work and come home safely. No one should be put in unsafe circumstances while trying to earn a living.
Rico Priem, a grip for the Fox procedural and a member of the crew union IATSE Local 80, was involved in a car crash after working Friday night through Saturday morning on a location shoot in Pomona, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. IATSE and the show’s studio, 20th Television, confirmed the death in statements on Monday after crew members began posting about the tragedy on social media over the weekend.
“We are fully committed to the safety and the well-being of all our members and express our heartfelt condolences to the member’s family,” IATSE said in its statement. “Workers have a reasonable expectation that they can get to work and come home safely. No one should be put in unsafe circumstances while trying to earn a living.
- 5/13/2024
- by Katie Kilkenny
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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