A staff member of the Fox TV set 9- 1- 1 died in a car accident on his method home for a 14- hour, over shift, according to reports.
Rico Priem, who was a lengthy- day best boy hold in the TV industry, was apparently driving home when he swerved his Toyota Highlander off the 57 Freeway and up an embankment, flipping the auto back over, according to reports.
The 66-year-old staff member was later found deceased, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Crew coalition IATSE stated in a statement that” we are fully committed to the health and the well-being of all our people.” ” Employees have a fair assumption that they will arrive home safely after leaving for work.” No one should be attempting to make a living in uncomfortable situations.
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” On behalf of the theater and everyone at 9- 1- 1, we send our heartfelt and deepest sympathies to Rico Priem’s family and friends”, 20th Tv, the theater that produces 9- 1- 1, said in a speech of its own.
Priem had left the video set after 4: 06 a. m. and died about around 4: 26. He allegedly worked two 14-hour transitions consecutively for two weeks.
Nina Moskol, a other IATSE part, lamented the damage and noted that Priem was about to retire and had filed his pension documents.
” I had just worked with him the Thursday evening before”, Moskol wrote on Instagram. ” He was on the verge of superannuation, with his papers filed. He had his now abundant life planned for retirement, including spending time with his wife, watching his great- nephew grow, riding his beloved Harley, and yet gripping also to stay connected to his friends”.
Priem had previously worked on the films Shang- Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Star Trek, and Ghost World, and had also been a crew member of the TV series S. W. A. T., the Hollywood Reporter noted.
The Reporter continued, “IATSE union members have frequently complained about the long hours, missed breaks, and long commutes they have to work.”
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