Derek Gertz from Velocity Teaser

[BryanLeichter]

Its ashame he died. Reminded me of a young Stefan Janoski.

[LOGOZEEK]

R.I.P. DEX you we're a beast at skating and a great friend you will always be miss man.

[cdogtillman]

rip

[shadninjo]

dang...s.i.p-shred in peace dude and...hey can anyone tell me was he pro b4 he died or did he have a realy good sponsor?

[bowiesk8ter]

haha no and he was on velocity skateshop

[shadninjo]

lol poor kid i wish he was still alive he is amazing thats all i can say n yea i jus found out he was on dat team in one of his vids b4 i read ur comment n thnx...well go to my page and watch my vids plz =) rate and comment and subscribe bcuz i love subscribers =) plz wtch all my vids some r real funny

[lewis08switch]

Fuck . cant belive this happend .

RIP mate

[thirgul]

you had skills man, rip.

[DeezJaydeboos]

R.I.P at 1:00 i beleive jamal smith s=did a line there too

looks famaliar

[heartagram3200]

rip.

[sk84eva999]

R.I.P DEREK

[mafter83]

Sad that he died so young. RIP derek.

[ThEgAmEmOb1312]

R.I.P dex hope to have skattin with u.

[skate267]

rip

what is the song called

[drzpimp63]

wat happened to him

[tuckknees]

sick style man

[bjackwell]

he tried to clear 12 steps and feel back

[PEIskate]

Don't tell people lies. This is not what happened

[mexskater]

then...what happend

[lilskat0r]

pretty sick.

[jBraunMedia]

Nollie Heel Nosemanual was great.

RIP.

[veedubl0ve]

i know it might be lame, but this is a great example of why people need helmets, if he wore a helmet i bet hed still be shreding it up..rip<3

[Sk8erMorris]

sorry for asking but wat happen to him did he die, and if he did how ?????

[sketchskateco]

why do people only rely on youtube...go to google man

[cj09654]

how did he die??

[VivalaKenia]

i actually got to meet him. Hes really chill and nice.

He will never be forgotten.

[strykerskater]

thank you finally someone puts a nollie tre in a vid sick shit man

[ALEXsk8r]

i feel sad now

[SpoiledIceCreamVids]

100 percent pro , sponsorship, proness.

[fudgedood]

real good. r.i.p buddy

[ssfingerskate]

Nollie tre then front 360 was sick

[nashvegas112]

I remember going to bowie town center with this guy. We were basically brothers. I refused to watch a video of him until today because I just couldn't.

[MetalicB0x]

haha i watch his part just for the inspiring nollie shuv at the end, it always gets me siked to go skate

[liv3s2sk8pocketbike]

howd he die

[cfilms2007]

howd he die

[yeaitsmee07]

he was skating alone at a spot and he fell and hit his head...thats what i heard....thats why if i skate alone i only skate by my house

[geoffg10]

dude that shit was awesome dude

[skatermje]

rip.

[skatermje]

rip.

[Nakhio]

i never skate alone because i'm afraid i hurt myself badly and there is nobody to get help but RIP

[shortsk8r99]

Hellla Good

[breto112]

never talked to him but rip dude, this song is by the band broken social scene btw

[cdob8866]

very good rip, and those of you who wanted the song its by broken social scene and its called cause=time.....im pretty sure

[njnets555]

i know this sounds stupid but can someone tell me what is the song?

R.I.P Derek Gertz

[nicknjpjames]

wow REALLY amazing skater...

[TymonBrown]

i miss you derek. such a beast.

[Ichliebeskateboards]

RIP... never skate rails alone

[dolomite1212]

hes dope my hero wat song is this

[OOLking1]

who the fuck is he and how and when did he die ?

[Dookie416]

a well respected individual who died from a head injury skating a spot ALONE.

[kabudska]

that tre over that dirt gap was sick RIP dude

[jujubeanser]

RIP

[brianwenning45]

so fucking good...what an awsome kid

[chewii]

R.I.P

[lakebraddock123]

dude when did he die

[brandonjameslardner]

skate on derek

like i say dude chin down

R.I.P.

[idatefrosty]

who ever is posting these videos please continue we miss Derek so much!

[imdefinaltynotagee]

i never heard of this guy until he died, which is weird cuz i skate downtown and he was fucking good as shit, that sux that he died, he probly wouldve gone pro too

[imdefinaltynotagee]

and also how old was he

[alexkinggg]

rip dex.

does anyone know the song?

[veedubl0ve]

RIP Derek, and SeanG is correct, he was skating by himself at College Park, he fell, hit his head and back, got knocked out and layed the for hours until someone found him dead. i miss you Derek..

[CathYGroW]

R.I.P.

:(

[swatu2]

ollie over that rail is 2 seconds away from me

[CmOnEy618]

RIP dex, you'll be missed.

[walrusballs]

fuck, of all the times he skated philly i wish i could of skated with him at least once, rip man

[JoHn04o8]

he sick wat happened to him

[SeanG]

he was skating by himself at a spot and i guess he hit his head and got knocked out and since no one else was around he just laid there for hours until someone found him dead.

RIP Derek.

[cameronjbailey]

That story scares me.

RIP.

[Brian12507]

thats awful, i hope his family is ok

[naji2323]

he was skating a rail by his self and he fell super hard and died. true story