Local News in Brief : Settlement in TV Mishap

A studio mechanic and an assistant director who were injured near Newhall during filming of an episode of “The Fall Guy” television series have agreed to a $1-million settlement of a suit, their lawyer announced Thursday.

Attorney Jerry Kroll said his clients, former 20th Century Fox studio workers Bob Macleen and Frank Crawford, each will receive six-figure payments in addition to workers’ compensation already collected for injuries they sustained when a stunt vehicle went out of control.

Defendants in the case included Lee Majors, who co-produced and starred in the “Fall Guy” series, Glen Larson Productions and Star Pictures Vehicles.

In the August, 1983, accident at Indian Dunes, a Jeep that was supposed to hit a ramp and roll over instead landed upright and struck nine people, injuring three seriously. Macleen, a mechanic on the site, sustained a fractured pelvis, hip and leg, leaving him with a partial lack of sensation below his waist. Crawford, assistant director of the episode, suffered broken ribs.

Under the agreement, Macleen will collect $300,000 and Crawford will receive $475,000. Neither will have to repay about $225,000 in workers’ compensation previously paid to them by Fox.