Crew Member Killed on ‘The Electrical State’ Was Skilled Driver

Authorities are investigating the demise of an skilled transportation captain who died final Friday in the course of the making of Netflix movie “The Electrical State,” Selection has realized.

Peter DeToffoli died nearly immediately when the Chevrolet SUV he was driving slammed right into a semi-truck on the I-75 northbound (pictured above in 2014) at a “excessive fee of velocity” in accordance with the preliminary investigation report. The accident happened simply after 3 a.m. native time.

DeToffoli’s steering wheel and windshield had been crushed on affect and the emergency medical providers discovered him “trapped and unresponsive” within the driver’s seat. Firefighters used jaws of life to chop off the car’s doorways and extract him however tragically couldn’t resuscitate him. The 58-year-old was pronounced lifeless simply earlier than 6 a.m.

A supply informed Selection that skid marks on the highway urged DeToffoli had tried to brake simply earlier than affect.

“The Electrical State” is a sci-fi film based mostly on Simon Stalenhag’s illustrated novel of the identical identify starring Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. Anthony and Joe Russo are directing and producing.

Netflix declined to remark however a supply near the undertaking mentioned manufacturing was paused on Friday as a mark of respect. Solid and crew had been additionally given entry to counseling sources. “Our hearts exit to his household,” mentioned the supply.

In line with his IMDB web page, DeToffoli was an skilled driver based mostly in Los Angeles who had labored on initiatives together with “The Black Dahlia,” “Ray” and “I Am Sam” and as transportation captain on “The Finder.” His LinkedIn web page additionally urged he had labored as a driver at Twentieth Century Fox. He was a member of driving union Teamsters.

The incident report famous that trucking regulation books and logbooks had been discovered within the car DeToffoli was driving alongside a manufacturing badge for the TV present “Bones.”

Though the manufacturing supply mentioned the crash occurred after DeToffoli had wrapped work for the day and was on his means again to his lodging, Selection understands that the Clayton Nation Medical Examiner’s Workplace is investigating whether or not DeToffoli was formally off the clock on the time of the accident. And they’re additionally wanting into whether or not, given he was an expert driver, the quantity of hours he was working may have contributed to the accident. A supply near the undertaking says he labored a 10-hour day, in accordance with manufacturing pointers.

The crash happened throughout a second consecutive evening shoot on the undertaking. Clayton County Parks & Rec suggested residents of highway closures because of taking pictures for “The Electrical State” not removed from the crash web site between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. on each Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, bleeding into the following morning.

A supply in Atlanta conversant in the shoot schedule informed Selection that crew had additionally labored by means of the evening on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for the Clayton Nation Medical Examiner’s workplace informed Selection: “This case remains to be beneath investigation. Presently there isn’t any indication that alcohol or medication had been concerned, and presently it’s being seen as an unlucky accident.”

The assertion continued, “We now have not been in a position to confirm if the deceased was working on the time of the accident or if he had been sleep disadvantaged.”