MMA Leader dies in car crash

On March 12, Charles Lewis Jr., a.k.a. "Mask" in the mma world died in a car crash. CHP officer said he saw two cars racing near Manhattan beach in L.A. in the late night. Mask was driving a Ferrari and had a 23 yr. old lady in the car with him. The other car also had two people in it. Apparently the other car driving lost control and hit Mask's Ferrari causing him to hit a poll which split the Ferrari in half. The 23 yr. old was ejected and only suffered minor injuries. However, Mask was trapped in the car and died on impact. The other driver tried to flee the scene but was later apprehended and is now facing 19 yrs. in prison for a variety of charges. His passenger was not hurt nor went to jail.

Mask is best known for his crazy character he portrays on his TV show, Tapout. Mask and his crew would go around looking for the next big star that they could promote. He was into helping as many people as he could. Mask created Tapout clothing in 1997, in the trunk of his car. He would go to small shows and sell his clothes. He started his clothing line with a few thousand dollars and made around $30,000 his first year. Now 12 years later his company grossed 100,000,000 dollars and is said to be worth around 500,000,000 dollars. Mask will be missed and he touch tons of peoples life, positively.