Repeat Drunk Driver Denied Plea Deal after Ferrari Crash
Sep 8th, 2009 by ANorman
In Newport Beach today a repeat DUI offender was denied a plea bargain in a vehicular homicide case involving Charles David Lewis Jr., one of the founders of the clothing company TapouT. Lewis Jr., a famed mixed martial art entrepreneur, was killed in March after defendant Jeffery David Kirby hit the victims’ Ferrari with his own 1977 Porsche on Jamboree Road in Newport Beach. 51-year-old Kirby claimed that Lewis was speeding and contributed to his own demise but an Orange County Judge was not buying it. Although Kirby and Lewis had been racing, Kirby was said to have a blood alcohol level of .13 a few hours after the crash. He also had previous drunk driving convictions.
Lewis, who called himself “Mask” died almost instantly when the Porsche lost control struck the Lewis’s vehicle. The Ferrari was then torn into three pieces after jumping a curb and ramming a cement light pole. Lacy Lynn White, Lewis girlfriend, was seriously injured after being ejected from the Ferrari. She suffered a broken vertebrae, hip and shattered elbow.
Criminal charges notwithstanding, Kirby may also face the possibility of a wrongful death lawsuit for Lewis’s demise because of his recklessness. In such a case, family members can pursue the man in court for reparations related to their loved ones death. If you have found yourself in a similar position, you too can pursue the guilty in civil court. Contact our law office for a free case review and find out what your options are when a loved one is killed or injured in a tragic car accident.
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