Charles Lewis Jr. Owner of TapouT Dead after Ferrari Car Crash
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009The owner of MMA clothing line TapouT Charles Lewis Jr. aka The Mask was found dead in his ultra-rare $300,000 Ferrari Modena after crashing into a light pole at high speed, slicing the Ferarri in half. The police believe that Charles Lewis was racing another driver on a Porsche, lost control over his Ferrari, slid off the roadway, hit the curb and plowed full speed into a light pole killing himself instantly. Female passenger who was in a car with him was ejected and is in a hospital in serious condition.
Fatal crash occured on Jamboree Road, at Newport Beach in Orange County, California. A Costa Mesa man believed to have been racing Charles Lewis on a Porsche has been arrested by the police later that morning. His bail was raised from original one million dollars to $2 Million. Police also believe alcohol may have been a factor in the car crash.
The police spotted speeding white 1977 Porsche 911 Targa and a red 2004 Ferrari 360 Modena driving southbound at almost 200 mph on Jamboree Road at 1am. By the time they caught up with the vehicles, red Ferrari driven by Charles Lewis Jr. was wrapped around a light pole with owner of TapouT dead inside. Skid marks on the road indicated that he hit the light pole at a very high speed – police investigation on the matter is on going. 51 year old Jeffrey Kirby, driver of white Porsche had abandoned the scene but the police caught him and his female passenger 32-year-old Lynn Nabozny of Newport Beach on Bison Avenue, not far from the car crash accident.
Jeffrey Kirby is in police custody on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Lynn Nabozny was released at 7:45 a.m. after sobering up. The police say Kirby’s white Porsche had scratches on its side consistent with scratches on red Ferrari suggesting that Jeffrey Kirby may have purposefully clipped Charles Lewis Jr. to win the race. Investigation is ongoing.
There goes the life of one of MMA icons. Charles Lewis Jr. aka The Mask, owner of TapouT is dead. His expensive Ferrari has been ripped in half with halves being 30 feet away from each other. RIP Charles Lewis Jr.
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