That shift ended at 4 a. m. , and it was his second of two. Richard priem, who also went by rico, worked as a grip on the show and was a member of the iatse local 80 crew union. According to the hollywood reporter, which was. An autopsy report from the los angeles county medical examiners office,. '911' vet rico priem's cause of death has been revealed.
Rico priem, 66, was driving home around 4:30 a. m. When his suv drifted off the 57 freeway, hit a tree, went up an embankment, and flipped over.
