Actor William Hurt has revealed his perspective on the incident that led to the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones during the filming of the Gregg Allman biopic Midnight Rider. Hurt had been cast in the lead role of musician Allman in the now-suspended production, and was present at the scene of the crash that killed Jones.
Speaking to the Canadian Press news agency, Hurt said: ?I just had an unsettled feeling from the very time I got there. I stopped everything and I said in front of everybody, I said, ?Stop.? ?Are we safe?? And I asked [assistant director] Hillary [Schwartz] in front of the whole crowd, Because it?s her job as the first AD to tell us that. She said, ?Yes.?? Schwartz was later sentenced to 10 years? probation and a $5,000 fine, as well as being banned from working in a responsible position in a film crew for 10 years, for her part in the incident.