Famous T.V. Pitchman Billy Mays death may be a result of a head injury similar to what happened to actress Natasha Richardson. yesterday on US Airways fight 1241 in Tampa during what has been reported as an "extremely a rough landing" . The flight was coming into Tampa, from Philadelphia. Reportedly the front tire under the nose of the plane blew out, causing a momentary panic among the passengers. Originally officials said no one was seriously hurt, but after the death of Mays there are questions arising..
Mays gave an interview to Tampa Fox news reporter Shannon Mulaire . He told the reporter he was feeling very tired from a 2 week tour, and an appearance on the Conan O’Brien show.
"All of a sudden as we hit. It was just, I mean, the hardest hit. All the top things from the ceiling start dropping and it hit me on the head,” Mays,” recalled. “But I got a hard head.”
He was scheduled to have hip surgery Monday, but sadly now he will be the subject of an autopsy to reveal the cause of death.
Mays was also promoting his new reality T.V. show “Pitchmen”. The show was to feature Mays along with fellow marketing man Anthony Sullivan, It was planned to be broadcast on the Discovery channel
RE-CAP:
June 28, 2009 Authorities say that T.V Pitchman Billy Mays was found by his wife at home this morning, and was later pronounced dead . Reports say there were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play. His wife Deborah Mays, says “the family doesn't expect to make any public statements, and asked for privacy”.
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