Northern Wish Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Sad news Updated: Sun., Nov. 8, 2009, 9:16 PM Drummer 's elevator leap ends in death By JAMIE SCHRAM, PERRY CHIARAMONTE and ALEX GINSBERG Last Updated: 9:16 PM, November 8, 2009 Posted: 4:29 PM, November 8, 2009 An indie-band drummer from Brooklyn fell to his death today after trying to leap from a freight elevator at a tony Williamsburg fund-raiser, police said. Jerry Fuchs, 34, who drummed for West Coast dance-punk band (pronounced "chk chk chk") and the Georgia-based psychedelic instrumental ensemble Maserati, tumbled five stories shortly after 12:30 a.m. inside 338 Berry St., cops said. "It's a manual freight elevator, and it stopped somewhere above the fifth floor," said Buildings Department spokesman Tony Sclafani. Sources said Fuchs and his pal opened the elevator door and attempted to jump the 3 to 4 feet separating the elevator from the fifth floor. The friend landed safely, but a piece of Fuchs' clothing caught on the elevator, causing him to be yanked backward as he jumped, sending him swinging back into the crevice separating the elevator from the fifth floor. He fell and landed at the bottom of the shaft. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he died at 3:30 a.m. The drummer had been attending a formal-dress, invite-only benefit to raise money for women in India, sources said. Fuchs is the second Maserati drummer to meet a tragic end. In 2005, then-drummer Mikel Gius was run down and killed as he rode his bike on a Sacramento street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister slippery Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Yikes!That's horrible, what a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 damn RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 horrible news - what a shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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