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'Midnight Rider's makers reach settlement in wrongful death lawsuit

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Nov 20 2014 | 5:15 PM IST

The directors and producers of 'Midnight Rider' have reached an agreement with the family of Sarah Jones, who was killed during production in February on a train trestle in rural Georgia.

The family's lawyer said that the confidential agreement had been reached with Miller, Savin, their Unclaimed Freight production company, location manager Charles Baxter, unit production manager/executive producer Jay Sedrish and Jay Sedrish Inc, executive producer and financier Don Mandrick, first assistant director Hillary Schwartz, director of photography Mike Ozier, Epozier Films Inc and landowner Rayonier Performance Fibers Llc, Deadline.com reported.

The lawyer added that the objective of the lawsuit was to find out what happened on the day of Jones' death, determine who was responsible, hold those who made bad decisions accountable and ensure this kind of tragedy never happens again on another film set.

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First Published: Nov 20 2014 | 5:02 PM IST

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