Serious Accident on ‘Transformers 3’ Set Sends Extra to the Hospital
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Gabriela Cedillo, a 24-year-old Chicago bank teller, was thrilled to appear as an extra in Transformers 3 until she suffered a serious injury on set. She sustained critical head injuries from a metal object that flew through her windshield on Wednesday night. Medical staff rushed Cedillo to Loyola University Hospital where she was listed in critical condition. According to Chicago’s Red Eye, the object hit Cedillo’s vehicle around 7pm. More after the break.
The 2006 Toyota kept moving for nearly a mile, scraping against the concrete median on Cline Avenue. Finally her car came to a stop and Cedillo was airlifted to the hospital. Cedillo displays signs of severe head trauma and memory loss. CBS interviewed Cedillo’s neighbor, Kimberley Burrows. “It was shocking. I cried,” said Burrows. “It’s hard knowing that it’s someone this close to our home, in this movie, and now in the hospital fighting.”
Yesterday was the last scheduled date filming of Transformers 3 in Chicago. The film is set to be released next year on July 1st in 3D.
[Photo via Telegraph]
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