Family of Sarah Jones Settle Civil Suit in Gregg Allman Biopic 'Midnight Rider' Accident, Criminal Trial Begins in March

Justice for deceased assistant camera operator Sarah Jones is now closer. The film worker's parents filed a civil lawsuit in May against director Randall Miller and a slew of other names involved with the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider, which Jones was working on before her tragic death in February. Lawyers for the Jones family said the two parties settled confidentially, Deadline notes.

Jones' life was cut short after a horrific train accident occurred where the crew was shooting in Georgia last winter. Miller, his wife and producer Jody Savin, their production company Unclaimed Freight, location manager Charles Baxter and others settled with the family earlier this week.

"Richard and Elizabeth Jones' objectives in filing this lawsuit, after the death of their 27-year-old daughter, Sarah, have been clear and unwavering," the family's attorney, Jeff Harris, said. "To find out what happened on the day of their daughter's 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. Today, we are another step closer to fully achieving those objectives."

Allman and the film's distributor, Open Road Films, were dropped from the lawsuit last month. Miller, Savin, executive producer Jay Sedrish and first assistant director Hilary Schwartz still face criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass. That trial is scheduled to begin in March.

"The people who made poor choices that day need to be held fully accountable," Richard Jones, Sarah's father, said. "It's clear that certainly the producers and the director, they messed up real bad."

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