‘Midnight Rider’ Death Was ‘Criminal Negligence’ — Haskell Wexler

Variety: Iconoclastic cinematographer Haskell Wexler says that last week’s death of a “Midnight Rider” crew member Sarah Jones was due to criminal negligence.
“It’s a tragedy,” he told Variety. “She should not have died. It upsets me.”
Wexler, who won Oscars for “Bound for Glory” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” said that proper safety rules being in place could have prevented the accident.
“People can learn from this terrible injury,” he added.