ACTOR KILLED IN ROLLOVER : DUNE BUGGY FLIPS ON SET OF `SLIDERS'.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. An actor was killed and another injured Friday on the set of the Fox action-adventure TV series ``Sliders'' when a dune buggy they were riding in overturned in a dry, desert lake bed, authorities said. Kenneth Keith Steadman, 27, of Sherman Oaks was rushed by helicopter to San Bernardino County Medical Center after the 11:50 a.m. accident at El Mirage Dry Lake El Mirage Dry Lake is a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert of California in the United States. The lake is located about nine miles (14 km) northwest of the town of Adelanto, in San Bernardino County. , said Randy Emon, a county deputy coroner investigator. He arrived at the hospital at 1 p.m. in full cardiac arrest cardiac arrest n. Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation. Cardiac arrest A condition in which the heart stops functioning. and died four minutes later, Emon said. The other actor, who was not identified, was treated for minor injuries at a hospital and released, said Libby Gill, a spokeswoman for the MCA/Universal Television Group, makers of the program. Both actors were guest-starring on the series, which was scheduled to begin its third season Friday night. ``Sliders'' is about people who travel to parallel universes where there are alternative versions of Earth. The California Highway Patrol was investigating the crash, but a spokeswoman for the agency had no immediate comment. The dune buggy had seat belts, but the men were not wearing them, Emon said. ``Ken Steadman was a young and fabulous actor,'' said his manager, Susan Ferris. ``He was a very cool guy, very talented.'' A native of northern Washington state, Steadman moved to Los Angeles five years ago to pursue acting, Ferris said. His career was just starting to blossom with guest spots last season on ``NYPD NYPD New York City Police Department (since 1845; New York City, NY, USA) NYPD New York Play Development Blue'' and ``Baywatch'' and on Thursday night's premiere of the new CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. show ``Moloney,'' she said. El Mirage Dry Lake, northwest of Adelanto, is in the desert about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Other fatal accidents have occurred recently during film productions. In August a co-pilot was killed when a military surplus AH-1 Cobra helicopter crashed during filming of a commercial in the desert 10 miles east of Palmdale. The crash among production vehicles and equipment during a low-level run slightly injured the pilot and a stuntman stunt·man n. A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. stuntman n → especialista m stuntman . Also last month, a 34-year-old stuntman working on the TV program ``L.A. Heat'' died in Los Angeles when he jumped from a 50-foot platform at a utility plant and hit the ground rather than an air-filled cushion. A 29-year-old stuntwoman stunt·wom·an n. A woman who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. , Janet Wilder, was killed Dec. 19 on the set of ``Gone Fishin' '' when a boat flew off a ramp at the wrong angle. Stuntwoman Sonja Davis, 26, plunged to her death on Nov. 3, 1994, while performing a 42-foot backward fall off a downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or building for the Eddie Murphy movie ``Vampire in Brooklyn.'' |
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