‘9-1-1’ Crew Member Killed In Car Accident After Overnight Shift

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Published May 14, 2024, 9:28 a.m. ET

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9-1-1 crew member Rico Priem died in a car accident while driving home from working a 14-hour overnight shift on Ryan Murphy‘s hit procedural drama.

Priem — who worked as a grip on 9-1-1 and was a member of the crew union IATSE Local 80 — worked overnight from Friday (May 10) night into Saturday (May 11) morning, which is when the accident reportedly happened, according to Entertainment Weekly. However, no specific details of the crash have been revealed at this time.

“We are fully committed to the safety and the well-being of all our members and express our heartfelt condolences to the member’s family,” IATSE said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “Workers have a reasonable expectation that they can get to work and come home safely. No one should be put in unsafe circumstances while trying to earn a living.”

20th Entertainment, who produces the show, added, “On behalf of the studio and everyone at 9-1-1, we send our sincere and deepest condolences to Rico Priem’s family and friends.”

Nina Moskol, a fellow grip and union member, remembered Priem as an “Extraordinary Best Boy Grip,” adding that they had just worked together a couple of nights before his tragic death.

“He was on the cusp of retirement with his paperwork filed,” she wrote. “He had his already rich life planned for retirement, including spending time with his wife, watching his grand-nephew grow, riding his beloved Harley, and even gripping still to stay connected to his friends.”

Moskol continued, “He was so jazzed about what he had learned about retiring, he wanted to teach the ins and outs of retirement at the local. We had just talked about all of these things while sitting at the tailgate of the 10 ton on Thursday night.”

She concluded, “The two most dangerous parts of our days are getting to work, and getting home. Please stay safe out there. Grip safe. Drive safe. Get off the road if needed. Take the room.”

Aside from 9-1-1, Priem has also worked as a grip on projects like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Star Trek, S.W.A.T. and Christmas with the Kranks.