Randall Miller struck a plea deal that will see him serve two years in a county jail and eight years probation and pay a $ 20,000 fine . Prosecutors agreed to drop charges against his wife and business partner . The charges stem from a February 2014 train crash in rural Georgia on the first day of filming 'Midnight Rider ' , about musician Gregg Allman . The crew were filming on a bridge even though the owners had denied them permission , saying that trains were scheduled to run through . A train hit and killed Sarah Jones , 27 , and hurt only two other crew members .
Randall Miller struck a plea deal that will see him serve two years in a county jail and eight years probation and pay a $ 20,000 fine . Prosecutors agreed to drop charges against his wife and business partner . The charges stem from a February 2014 train crash in rural Georgia on the first day of filming 'Midnight Rider ' , about musician Gregg Allman . The crew were filming on a bridge even though the owners had denied them permission , saying that trains were scheduled to run through . A train hit and killed Sarah Jones , 27 , and hurt six other crew members .