The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, driven by Walker's friend was travelling about twice the 70kmph limit when it crashed
Highlights
- An investigation has found that the high-performance Porsche that the Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker was riding in was travelling up to 150 kmph when it crashed and burst into flames, killing him and the driver, Los Angeles Times reported on March 25.
- The rate of speed was determined using surveillance videos and electronic data retrieved from the car's computers with the help of the carmaker, according to the investigation by the LA County Sheriff's Department.
- The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, driven by Walker's friend, Roger Rodas, was travelling about twice the 70kmh limit when it crashed on a curvy road in a Santa Clarita business park on November 30 last year, investigators found.
- They have also found that a pair of nine-year-old tyres contributed to the crash. There was no evidence of any car system failures, such as the brakes, according to the report.
- Paul and Roger were killed almost instantly, succumbing to multiple traumatic injuries and a fire that quickly consumed the car.
- Paul died of "severe blunt head, neck and chest trauma", sustaining broken arm, wrist, jaw and ribs, according to the coroner's report. The fire burned his body beyond recognition.
- Roger suffered similar injuries and a fractured skull.
An investigation has found that the high-performance Porsche that the
Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker was riding in was travelling up to 150 kmph when it crashed and burst into flames, killing him and the driver, Los Angeles Times reported on March 25.
The rate of speed was determined using surveillance videos and electronic data retrieved from the car's computers with the help of the carmaker, according to the investigation by the LA County Sheriff's Department.
The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, driven by Walker's friend, Roger Rodas, was travelling about twice the 70kmh limit when it crashed on a curvy road in a Santa Clarita business park on November 30 last year, investigators found.
They have also found that a pair of nine-year-old tyres contributed to the crash. There was no evidence of any car system failures, such as the brakes, according to the report.
Paul and Roger were killed almost instantly, succumbing to multiple traumatic injuries and a fire that quickly consumed the car.
Paul died of "severe blunt head, neck and chest trauma", sustaining broken arm, wrist, jaw and ribs, according to the coroner's report. The fire burned his body beyond recognition.
Roger suffered similar injuries and a fractured skull.