USC, Crew Members Sued Over Cinematographer’s Desert Death

The University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, Calif. on March 11, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—The parents of a cinematographer killed in an April off-road vehicle crash during a University of Southern California (USC) student film shoot are suing the university for negligence.

The Los Angeles Superior Court complaint was brought Sept. 19 by Hualan Wang and Hua Sun, the father and mother, respectively, of the late 29-year-old Peng “Aaron” Wang. The couple is seeking unspecified damages, plus compensation for funeral and burial expenses.