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Angela Bassett pays tribute to 9-1-1 crew member killed in 4am car crash following 14 hour shift: 'We're all rocked by it'

Angela Bassett has paid emotional tribute to a beloved crew member on her hit show 9-1-1 who was killed in a 4am car crash in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Rico Priem, 66, who worked as a grip on the ABC show, died after his Toyota Highlander left the road, went up an embankment and flipped onto its roof near San Dimas, the California Highway Patrol and his union IATSE Local 80 confirmed, per Variety. Rico Priem, 66, who worked as a grip on the ABC show, died after his Toyota Highlander left the road, went up an embankment and flipped onto its roof near San Dimas, the California Highway Patrol and his union IATSE Local 80 confirmed, per Variety The cast of 9-1-1 are pictured - Oliver Stark, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Aisha Hinds, Gavin McHugh and Ryan Guzman

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