Midnight Rider News

Railroad Safety Rules Raised in Movie Worker Trial

Attorneys accusing a railroad owner of negligence in the death of a movie worker during a 2014 Georgia train collision with a trespassing film crew sought Wednesday to use the railroad’s own safety policies against it. Sarah Jones, 27, was …

Father of Train Crash Victim Wants Allman Movie Director to Stay in Jail

The father of a film worker killed by a train during shooting of a movie about singer Gregg Allman said Tuesday that granting the film’s director early release from a two-year jail sentence for involuntary manslaughter would send a message …

Allman Movie Director Pleads Guilty in Deadly Train Crash

The director of a movie about musician Gregg Allman pleaded guilty in a train crash that killed a camera assistant and injured six film workers, and prosecutors in exchange dropped charges against his wife and business partner. The case is …

Prosecutor Says She Never Promised Immunity to Gregg Allman Filmmaker

A Georgia prosecutor says her office never promised immunity to one of four filmmakers charged in a fatal train crash that occurred during shooting of a biographical movie about singer Gregg Allman. Hillary Schwartz was an assistant director on the …

Allman Dismissed From Georgia Train Crash Suit

Gregg Allman has been dropped from a lawsuit by the family of a film worker killed by a train during shooting of a biographical movie about the Allman Brothers Band singer, attorneys said Thursday. Lawyers for the parents of 27-year-old …

Allman Film Company Cited by OSHA in Georgia Train Crash

A production company formed to make a biographical film about singer Greg Allman was cited by federal regulators Thursday for workplace safety violations stemming from a train crash in rural Georgia that killed a camera assistant and injured six others. …

Filmmakers in Georgia Train Crash Jailed Briefly

Two filmmakers charged with manslaughter in connection with a train crash that killed a member of their movie crew have been allowed to return to California after turning themselves in at a Georgia jail for booking. Don Samuel, an attorney …