Jerry FuchJerry Fuch, a drummer who played with bands such as Maserati, !!!, and The Juan MacLean, died on Sunday, Nov. 8 after falling down an elevator shaft, according to CHARTattack.

Fuch and a friend were invited to a posh benefit party in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighbourhood, and were in the building’s elevator trying to get to the fifth floor. The elevator stopped three or four feet above the fifth floor.

The two men opened the elevator door and decided to jump the few feet down to the fifth floor. Fuchs’ friend made the jump, but when Fuch tried, his clothing got caught on the elevator. He was yanked backward, falling into the space between the elevator and the fifth floor.

Fuchs fell down five stories and landed at the bottom of the elevator shaft. He was taken to Brooklyn’s Bellevue Hospital but died at 3:30 a.m.

Maserati published a tribute to Fuchs on their website.
“It is with overwhelming sadness that we bid farewell to our drummer and dearest friend Gerhardt (Jerry) Fuchs,” it reads. “We are humbled to have been able to create music with you for all these years, Jerry. You will be missed more than words can express. We love you, bro.”

John MacLean of The Juan MacLean also paid tribute to his late friend on his website.

“Jerry was one of my best and most loyal friends,” he wrote. “He was hands-down the best drummer I have ever played with or seen for that matter. Jerry was with me from the start of The Juan MacLean, and we had countless adventures together all over the world. He was utterly sincere and fiercely loyal.”

Unfortunately for Maserati, this is not the first time the band has lost a drummer. In 2005, Mikel Gius died when he was hit by a car while riding his bike in Sacramento, CA.






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