TAPOUT Dude 'Mask' Killed...

[RobsIron]

in car accident. Not a big fan, but the 3 guys from Tapout have done pretty well in MMA marketing.

Never want someone to die before their time. :frown:


Tapout founder "Mask" killed in early morning auto accident (Updated) | MMAjunkie.com

 

[Grumpy]

Dammmmm !!!

 

[87grandnat]

Yeah it sucks that happened, you could tell he was a very cool dude

Joshua

 

[V6RACER]

Note to self. Never wreck a Ferrari..

 

[TR Custom Parts]

Porsche and Ferrari, high speed might have been involved? Ya think???

 

[John Wilde]

I am wearing a black tapout shirt today in his memory.
His support for MMA has been critical and he will be missed.

 

[WeAreVenom]

Sounds like he was street racing. I feel bad for the woman that was with him and sincerely hope she recovers fully.

Remember folks, never drive your car faster than you can react!

 

[Limited87]

Rumors are going around that this ass clown spun out Mask out deliberate!


Kirby is accused of speeding alongside a 2004 Ferrari…,” read the release, “… [and] is accused of losing control of his car due to his unsafe speed and crashing into Lewis’ vehicle,” which caused Lewis to lose control of his vehicle and collide with a cement pole.

The Newport Beach Police Dept. has NOT depicted the accident as a “drag race.”

 

[Darkcyde]

right down the street from my house, literally.

saw the accident, what a mess, right in half almost! I heard the guy has had a record of drinking n driving too. If that wasn't called drag racing then I'm good to go! Do you have that police quote link, saying that wasn't drag racing?

 

[WeAreVenom]

The Newport Beach Police Dept. has NOT depicted the accident as a “drag race.”

So his car was split in half at 40mph?

 

[Limited87]

Here is the link. Several articals have read stating, the police have said that this is not being dipicted as a "drag race"

Update: Driver Charged with Manslaughter in ?Tapout? Founder?s Death

 

[GNguy]

This happened about 5 minutes from me too, it was a crazy crash, theres a memorial there for him too, its sad to see. RIP.

 

[2QUICK2B6]

Note to self. Never wreck a Ferrari..

Alot of the Ferraris that ive seen crashed pics of are in 2 parts

Carbon fiber floorpans ?

 

[WeAreVenom]

Lewis’ red Ferrari and Kirby’s white Porsche were observed traveling alongside one another in the same direction on the three-lane Jamboree Road around 1 a.m. PST on Wednesday morning, according to a Newport Beach police officer who was traveling in the opposite direction and witnessed the crash.

“Kirby is accused of speeding alongside a 2004 Ferrari…,” read the release, “… [and] is accused of losing control of his car due to his unsafe speed and crashing into Lewis’ vehicle,” which caused Lewis to lose control of his vehicle and collide with a cement pole.

Looks like street racing to me. Both of them were more than likely a little drunk and were trying to show off for their lady friends. Stupid mistake.

 

[GNBRETT]

Drive like an A-hole, die like one.

 

[jdpolzin]

Yep, too bad he had to die but thats the risk you take for drinking and racing late at night.

 

[Limited87]

Looks like street racing to me. Both of them were more than likely a little drunk and were trying to show off for their lady friends. Stupid mistake.

WeAreVenom it would have been nice if you would have put one more sentence from the news update from the Newport Beach police that was in the very next line so I will ad it.

The Newport Beach Police Dept. has not depicted the accident as a “drag race.”


The police usually call anything CLOSE to "drag racing/street racing" just that. Its strange there not jumping to label this "Tapout founder killed in a street racing accident" Theres rumors swirling around the mma world that Mask was having words with this joker and was taking off to get away from him when the dude lost control or deliberatly tried to spin him out. There saying the chick who was with that Kirby guy is talking. Time will tell I guess if Mask was drunk and hopefully exactly what went down.

 

[WeAreVenom]

WeAreVenom it would have been nice if you would have put one more sentence from the news update from the Newport Beach police that was in the very next line so I will ad it.

The Newport Beach Police Dept. has not depicted the accident as a “drag race.”

Do you call two morons racing from a roll a drag race? I thought a drag race was from a stop.

Anyway, it doesn't matter. He died because he was going way too fast. Even if the other driver had hit him at 40mph he would've walked away. But no, because of his speed the car was cut in half and he almost got his passenger killed. I have no pity for idiots.

 

[GNBRETT]

The Newport Beach Police Dept. has not depicted the accident as a “drag race.”

Semantics! "The driver of a second car, an older-model white Porsche that is believed to have been traveling at a high rate of speed next to Lewis' "

Statutory difintion of drag racing on the street does not include lining up side by side waiting for the tree to drop....