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The drunk driver Jeffrey David Kirby, the killer of Tapout’s Charles “Mask” Lewis in a drunk-driving accident this past spring, pleaded No Contest late last week the judge refused to give Kirby a reduced sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter.
The prosecutors are seeking an 18-year sentence for Kirby, who has two prior convictions for drunk driving and had a .13 blood/alcohol level hours after the crash that killed Mask.
Attorney for the defendant Baez insisted that Kirby was to blame for the crash because he lost control of his Porsche while driving drunk at speeds approaching 100 mph and clipped Lewis' Ferrari, sending it spinning to disaster.
Defense attorney David E. Swanson said during a one-hour hearing in the Harbor Justice Center that Kirby "feels horrible about what happened. He is extremely remorseful … he's devastated. He will never get over this."
Swanson also said Lewis contributed to his own death by racing up to Kirby's 1977 Porsche in his high-performance Ferrari, startling Kirby with the Ferrari's speed and explosive sound. Kirby, the defense attorney claimed, was traveling at about 60 mph when Lewis approached at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
Swanson hoped that Johnson would offer a lighter sentence to Kirby if he pleaded guilty at an early stage in the court proceedings.
Newport Beach Officer Todd Hughes also said that Jeffrey Kirby, 51, of Costa Mesa said he sped up to a Ferrari belonging to Charles Lewis Jr., who co-founded the company TapouT, in order for his passenger – a woman he was taking on a date -- to see Lewis' red Ferrari.
As he sped closer, he lost control of his car and spun 360 degrees, Hughes said.
"He stated he was driving too fast,'' Hughes said
This is a sad case all around that should not have happened. How is it that a 51 year old man with 2 previous drunk driving convictions is allowed to drink and drive again, this time killing someone. There should have been a "drunk test" in his car, that would not have allowed him to start the car if he was drunk.
Dana White had some nice thoughts about Mask, and said he was responsible for a lot of the growth of the UFC. He mentions that Chuck Liddell was devasted and used to sleep on the floor of Mask's room in his early fights.
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i think kirby should get a life sentence fir his crime because think of how many people he afected by this i hope he rots in jail
I hope kirby rots. I loved Charles. Because of kirby I cry everyday knowing ill never see Charles again or hear his laugh. I'll never see him again. My heart is forever broken.
I hope kirby rots. I loved Charles. Because of kirby I cry everyday knowing ill never see Charles again or hear his laugh. I'll never see him again. My heart is forever broken.
Dumbass was probably racing the Porsche and didn't know how to handle that car. Star or not he's responsible for his actions. Kirby didn't deserve 9 years in prision but due to a star dying he has to suffer. It was a street race. There is always a loser. Sometimes in the worse ways. Sucks but thats the truth..
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