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One year after 'Midnight Rider' accident, Sarah Jones is remembered

By Take Two Staff
Published Feb 20, 2015
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 7: People gather at the International Cinematographers Guild national offices during a candlelight walk and memorial for Sarah Jones, an assistant camerawoman who was killed by a train while shooting the Gregg Allman biopic film, Midnight Rider, on March 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The remembrance of the 27-year-old camerawoman is organized by members of the International Cinematographers Guild and the production community who want to highlight the importance of safety over a production's schedule or budget. The accident which occurred February 20 on a train trestle over the Altamaha River in Georgia and injured seven other crew members. Production on the film starring William Hurt and directed by Randall Miller has been suspended since the February 20 tragedy. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
People gather at the International Cinematographers Guild national offices during a candlelight walk and memorial for Sarah Jones, an assistant camerawoman who was killed by a train while shooting the Gregg Allman biopic film, Midnight Rider, on March 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
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One year after 'Midnight Rider' accident, Sarah Jones is remembered

One year ago today, camera assistant Sarah Jones was killed in a train accident while on set in Georgia filming the movie "Midnight Rider." Her death sparked outrage from the film production community, as well as calls for renewed attention to safety violations on film sets.

Sarah Jones's family and friends called for a moment of silence Friday before the first shot of the day on movie sets across the country to remember Sarah and raise awareness about on-set safety:

Ted Johnson, Senior Editor at Variety, joins Take Two to discuss what's changed in the year since Jones's death.