Rico Priem, a veteran crew member of the ABC series '9-1-1', died early Saturday morning in a car accident on the highway after working a 14-hour overnight shift. The accident occurred when his SUV left the freeway and flipped over. The incident has drawn attention to the working conditions on set, with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the California Highway Patrol confirming the details. Priem, 66, was driving home when the crash happened. The death has sparked grief and calls for safer working conditions among the crew and cast members.
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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,… https://t.co/YTzpmM1iKl
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