How did the mogul of Tapout MMA clothing die?
TapouT Co-Founder Lewis Dies in Crash Posted Mar 11, 2009 8:03 PM NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (March 11) – Mixed martial arts figure “Mask,” who co-founded the TapouT clothing line, was killed early Wednesday when his $300,000 Ferrari crashed and was torn in half. The driver of another car was arrested for investigation of manslaughter. TapouT announced the death of Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr. in a statement and said a memorial service was being planned. However, the Orange County coroner’s office did not immediately confirm his identity. Police said the crash occurred shortly before 1 a.m. on Jamboree Boulevard, a major street in wealthy Newport Beach. A patrol officer saw the red 2004 Ferrari Modena and a white 1977 Porsche coupe spinning out of control, possibly as a result of a collision, police Lt. Craig Fox said in a statement. “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
Multiple MMA sources say that Charles Lewis, better known as Mask, the man behind the MMA clothing line TapouT, died early Wednesday morning in a car crash in Newport Beach, California. Mask was reportedly driving his red Ferrari around 1 a.m. when he collided with a Porsche, hit a curb and hit a light pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and his passenger was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. KTLA News reported that the impact of the crash broke the Ferrari into two pieces. Police said the Porsche came to a brief stop and then sped away. The Los Angeles Times reports that the driver of the Porsche, Jeffrey David Kirby, was later apprehended and charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. His bail was set at $1 million. Although there has been no official confirmation from either the police or TapouT that Mask was the man who died, several sources in the MMA world have said Mask died, and multiple MMA web sites are reporting it. Mask’s friends and family ar
