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Jeffrey David Kirby, will be sentenced February 4th in Santa Ana, California, after being found guilty yesterday of “one felony count of vehicular manslaughter by unlawful act with gross negligence while intoxicated and a sentence enhancement of causing great bodily injury.”

Kirby has two prior drunk driving convictions and was accused of causing the death of 45 yr. old TapouT co-founder Charles “Mask” David Lewis Jr., on the night of March 11, 2009 after he was driving under the influence at a reckless speed in his 1977 Porsche and crashed into Mask’s 2004 Ferrari. Mask was said to have lost control of his vehicle due to the impact, taking him off-road and crashing into a cement light pole. The 53 yr. old Kirby, who had also tried to flee the scene, is expected to face up to 13 years in prison.

Press Release from the Orange County District Attorney’s Office detailing the accident:

“At approximately 1:00 a.m. on March 11, 2009, Kirby was speeding in his 1977 Porsche with a 32-year-old female passenger, Lynn Marie Nabozny, alongside a 2004 Ferrari driven by 45-year-old Charles David Lewis, Jr., on Jamboree Road in Newport Beach. Kirby lost control of his car due to his unsafe speed and crashed into Lewis’ vehicle. Lewis lost control of his Ferrari, which crashed into a cement light pole and was torn in half. Kirby swerved and came to a stop on Jamboree Road for several seconds before accelerating and leaving the scene.

A Newport Beach Police officer, who had been passing northbound on Jamboree, observed the crash and immediately stopped to assist Lewis and called for back up. Lewis was trapped inside the front half of the Ferrari, which had to be dismantled in order to remove him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Lewis’ 23-year-old passenger, Lacy Lynn White, was ejected from the car and landed on the nearby dirt embankment. White was transported to Western Medical Center to be treated for several bone fractures, lacerations and abrasions.

After leaving the scene, Kirby parked his Porsche, which had body damage consistent with having been involved in a crash, on Bison Avenue. Within minutes of the crash, a responding Newport Beach Police officer observed Kirby’s parked car and saw the defendant and Nabozny walking outside of the defendant’s vehicle. Kirby and Nabozny were both apprehended. When contacted by officers, the defendant was emitting an odor of alcohol, slurring his speech, and had bloodshot and watery eyes. He was arrested at the scene.

At approximately 3:00 a.m., two hours after the crash, Kirby had a blood alcohol level of .13 percent. Nabozny was arrested for public intoxication and later released.”