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Gerald Georgettis was accused of driving his vehicle into the Metro Ford dealership in Miami, then setting the showroom on fire Saturday afternoon, causing up to the $1 million in damages.
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Man accused of torching dealership kills self on flight to L.A.BY DAVID OVALLEdovalle@MiamiHerald.comThe man accused of torching a North Miami-Dade car dealership because he was unhappy with the deal he got on a car killed himself aboard a flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles, officials confirmed Thursday.
Gerald Georgettis was found in a bathroom aboard United Flight 209, which made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport on Wednesday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
His death was first reported Thursday morning by Miami Herald news partner WFOR-CBS4.
It was unclear how he killed himself, but Denver police stressed no other passengers were in danger. CBS 4 reported he hanged himself. In a case that drew widespread attention in South Florida, police say that on Saturday Georgettis was upset with the deal he got on a Ford Escape at the Metro Ford dealership at 900 NW Seventh Ave.
Georgettis plowed the new car into the showroom glass, then set the business on fire, Miami-Dade police. He worked for the city of North Miami Beach and handed in his resignation on Monday.
''I'm shocked. I still can't believe it,'' North Miami Beach Mayor Raymond Marin told The Miami Herald Thursday morning. ``I know him as nothing more than an nice guy. I can't say anything bad about him. I don't know what happened.''
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Gerald Georgettis was accused of driving his vehicle into the Metro Ford dealership in Miami, then setting the showroom on fire Saturday afternoon, causing up to the $1 million in damages.
More photos
R E L A T E D L I N K S
02/06 | Irate driver torches showroom
Posted on Thu, Feb. 09, 2006
Man accused of torching dealership kills self on flight to L.A.BY DAVID OVALLEdovalle@MiamiHerald.comThe man accused of torching a North Miami-Dade car dealership because he was unhappy with the deal he got on a car killed himself aboard a flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles, officials confirmed Thursday.
Gerald Georgettis was found in a bathroom aboard United Flight 209, which made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport on Wednesday afternoon. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
His death was first reported Thursday morning by Miami Herald news partner WFOR-CBS4.
It was unclear how he killed himself, but Denver police stressed no other passengers were in danger. CBS 4 reported he hanged himself. In a case that drew widespread attention in South Florida, police say that on Saturday Georgettis was upset with the deal he got on a Ford Escape at the Metro Ford dealership at 900 NW Seventh Ave.
Georgettis plowed the new car into the showroom glass, then set the business on fire, Miami-Dade police. He worked for the city of North Miami Beach and handed in his resignation on Monday.
''I'm shocked. I still can't believe it,'' North Miami Beach Mayor Raymond Marin told The Miami Herald Thursday morning. ``I know him as nothing more than an nice guy. I can't say anything bad about him. I don't know what happened.''
