UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Rock star Marcel Curuchet dies at 40

|
 
Published: July 15, 2012 at 3:27 PM

JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 15 (UPI) -- Uruguayan rock star Marcel Curuchet died in a New Jersey hospital of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident, officials said.

Curuchet, 40, lost control of a motorcycle he was riding to New York Thursday afternoon and was thrown from the bike into the concrete barrier along the highway, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, N.J., reported.

He was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition Friday, police said.

Curuchet's band, No Te Va Gustar, for which he played keyboards, informed fans of his death Saturday via their Facebook page.

"With the deepest sorrow we announce the death of our colleague and friend Marcel Curuchet," the band's message said.

Recommended Stories
© 2012 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
Additional Music Stories
1 of 18
Iranians celebrate the qualification of  their soccer team  for 2014 World Cup
View Caption
Iranian women flash the victory sign during a street celebration in Tehran, Iran on June 18, 2013. The Iranian national soccer team defeated South Korea in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match in Ulsan, South Korea. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian .
fark
Photoshop this female's flop
James Gandolfini found de
Why Yahoo's plan to release email addresses is really, really bad
Oops. Amazon may have just accidentally revealed the location of one of the CIA's data centers
Man who threw spear at passing car looks exactly the way you think he does. With mugshot goodness...
After an unwatched stove sparks a fire that burns down a house, naturally the fire marshal blames...