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Randall Miller’s Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction Cleared After a Decade
Randall Miller, the director of “Midnight Rider,” has had his involuntary manslaughter conviction, stemming from the death of crew member Sarah Jones in 2014, overturned after completing a decade of probation. This decision comes from court documents recently revealed by TheWrap.
Miller benefited from the Georgia First Offender Act, which allows eligible first-time offenders to have their convictions erased after fulfilling certain conditions. This week, he received a court order that effectively expunges his record.
Expressing his relief, Miller stated, “I am so grateful that this day has finally come. With this exoneration my record has been cleared.”
On February 20, 2014, during the filming of a scene for “Midnight Rider” on railroad tracks in Georgia, Sarah Jones tragically lost her life when she could not escape an approaching freight train. The incident also left eight other crew members injured.
Following this tragedy, the filmmakers were charged with endangering Jones and the entire crew by filming on an active railway without the necessary permits.
Miller was initially sentenced to a 10-year prison term but was released after serving just one year. For the remainder of his probation, he was prohibited from engaging in any filmmaking activities.
In a turn of events last year, Miller secured $1.5 million in tax incentives from California to produce the independent film “Supercrip,” which tells the story of a quadriplegic Uber driver who encounters a self-centered movie star.
The production will implement a safety supervisor on set, a precautionary measure resulting from a legislative initiative in California aimed at increasing safety on film sets, particularly in light of the fatal on-set incident involving cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of “Rust” in 2021.
In response to the loss of their daughter, Sarah Jones’ family established the non-profit organization Safety for Sarah, dedicated to advocating for improved safety measures in the film industry.
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