( CNN ) -- Production of musician Gregg Allman 's biopic `` Midnight Rider '' has been halted following the death of a 27-year-old camera assistant who was struck and killed by a freight train near Savannah , Georgia , according to Savannah 's film office . Last week 's death of Sarah Elizabeth Jones rocked the local film community , with many asking who was to blame . A group of friends set up a Facebook page in tribute to Jones with a simple call to action : `` Sarah Elizabeth Jones , friend and family to so many , made every day awesome . Show your slate love here along with all the good stories of her life . '' `` The production of 'Midnight Rider ' has been halted in Savannah , '' film office spokesperson William Hammargren told CNN Friday . `` The production company withdrew all their existing permit requests and indicated they would not be requesting more at this time . '' A preliminary report on the February 20 accident -- which also injured six crew members -- from the National Transportation Safety Board said the CSX Transportation train , with two locomotives and 37 cars , was traveling about 58 mph . The maximum authorized train speed at the railroad trestle where the accident occurred was 70 mph . Jones and others were filming on train tracks at the time of the accident , according to a police report from the Wayne County Sheriff 's Office . Film crew members from various countries have been sharing photo tributes , holding clapboards with messages of remembrance for Jones . There hundreds of images shared on the Facebook group Slates for Sarah , which was created on Monday . As of Friday , more than 50,000 people had liked the page . Friends and co-workers are asking the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to add Jones ' name to the In Memoriam list displayed during the Oscars this weekend . So far , there has been no comment from the Academy . Jones ' primary job on set was to operate the slate at the beginning of each take . Jones , an Atlanta resident and member of the International Cinematographers Guild , used her `` spunk and determination '' to climb up in the industry , according to her obituary . Gregg Allman , the focus of the movie Jones was working on , shared his condolences . `` I am so terribly saddened by the news of the tragedy that took the young life of Sarah Elizabeth Jones on the film set , '' he wrote on his website Saturday . `` My thoughts and prayers go out to her family , friends and colleagues during this time of mourning . '' Actors who worked on set with her , notably stars from `` The Vampire Diaries , '' as well as crew members from TV shows `` Glee , '' `` Scandal '' and `` Downton Abbey , '' are among the hundreds who have shared messages of `` RIP Sarah Jones . '' CNN 's Christina Zdanowicz contributed to this report .
Sarah Jane Smith , 24 , was struck and killed by a train on Saturday . Her death rocked local film community , with many asking who was to blame . Preliminary NTSB report the train was traveling about 80 mph .