XHonusWagnerX - 3-12-2009 at 10:25 AM
Mar. 11: Investigators work on the front half of a red Ferrari that crashed into a light pole in Newport Beach, Calif.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — A $300,000 Ferrari collided with a Porsche, crashed and broke in half on an Orange County roadway Saturday, killing one
person and injuring another, police said. The driver of the Porsche was later arrested.
The martial arts clothing company TapouT confirmed that co-founder Charles "Mask" Lewis died in the car wreck shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday in
Newport Beach. Police say the Ferrari apparently collided with a Porsche and spun out of control
Lewis was a co-founder of the company and was known for signature facepaint stripes on his face. The firm says in a statement that a memorial is being
planned.
The two cars were speeding north on Jamboree Road in this wealthy city when the crash occurred shortly before 1 a.m., Lt. Craig Fox said.
A patrol officer saw the red 2004 Ferrari Modena and a white 1977 Porsche coupe swerve out of control, Craig said.
"We believe they were going fast based on the skids and the damage to the vehicle," Fox told KABC-TV. "But we can't speculate at this point if they
were racing or not."
"Apparently they had collided and this was the aftermath of the collision," Fox said.
The Ferrari hit a curb, then knocked over a light pole and broke in half, Fox said.
A woman was thrown from the car and was hospitalized for a broken arm and other injuries, Fox said. There was no immediate word on her condition.
The Porsche was later spotted on another street and a couple who were seen walking away from it were arrested, Fox said.
Jeffrey David Kirby, 51, of Costa Mesa, was booked for investigation of alcohol-related gross vehicular manslaughter and remained jailed on $1 million
bail, Fox said. He could not immediately be reached for comment because his home number was unlisted and it was not immediately clear whether he was
represented by an attorney.
The woman, Lynn Marie Nabozny, 32, of Newport Beach, was arrested for investigation of public intoxication and released, Fox said. There were no
telephone listings for Nabozny.
clevohardcore - 3-12-2009 at 10:43 AM
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BKT - 3-12-2009 at 11:47 AM
RIP. He was off the wall and this is a tragic incident that really never should have happened. None the less he will be missed and he did a lot of
good things for MMA.
Another time brother, another time.
MM.
necrobutcher - 3-12-2009 at 07:12 PM
I always thought the Tapout guys were tremendous douchebags but will give him and his company credit for sponsoring fighters and helping them get a
start. It's a damned shame anytime someone that young and on top of the world dies.
MarkV - 3-12-2009 at 07:14 PM
Yeah, I couldn't get into any of those dudes' personas, at all. But, there's no doubt what they did for MMA and did as businessmen in general. I also
didn't realize he was that old.