[hckr_wolf]

Well, that ends that.


Officials Rule Out Mechanical Problems For Crash That Killed Paul Walker, Roger Rodas

LOS ANGELES - Investigators have found no evidence that the Porsche carrying "Fast & Furious" actor Paul Walker had mechanical problems before it crashed.

A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation tells The Associated Press the car lost control due to "speed, and speed alone."

The official requested anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly.

The investigation also ruled out debris in the roadway as causing the car in which Walker was a passenger to smash into a light pole and tree.

The Nov. 30 crash killed Walker and the driver, his friend and financial adviser Roger Rodas.

Investigators won't set a firm speed at which they think the car was traveling until Porsche engineers come to California next month to extract information from on-board data collectors.

Investigators have found no evidence that the 2005 Porsche Carerra GT carrying actor Paul Walker had mechanical problems before it crashed, killing the “Fast & Furious” star and his friend Roger Rodas.

The investigation into the Nov. 30 crash also ruled out debris or other roadway conditions as causing the car in which Walker was a passenger to careen into a light pole and tree.

“We’re looking at speed and speed alone,” a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department have calculated a speed range at which they think the car was traveling but won’t firm up that number until Porsche engineers come to California next month to extract information from onboard data collectors. The official would not disclose that range.

Though the car exploded in flames after the crash, the data recorders survived and may produce information to pinpoint the speed.

Rodas, 38, and Walker, 40, co-owned an auto racing team. Rodas also was a professional driver who competed in 10 Pirelli World Challenge GTS races this year.

The official told AP that the Porsche appeared to have negotiated a curve in the road just fine before crashing in an industrial park about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

“They were well out of the curve when they lost control,” the official said.

[flangemanager]

I don't put much trust in a website as trashy as TMZ, however -

http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/18/paul-w...nical-problem/

[Pyramid_Head]

If that is true, Rodas will forever be remaindered as the guy that killed Paul Walker.

[DiamondSmiles]

I didn't see hckr_wolf already posted this.

Sorry, everyone!

Issues in Car Crash

12/18/2013

The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – Investigators have found no evidence that the Porsche carrying actor Paul Walker had mechanical problems before it crashed, killing the Fast & Furious star.

The investigation also ruled out debris or other roadway conditions as causing the car in which Walker was a passenger to careen into a light pole and tree.

"We're looking at speed, and speed alone," a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told the Associated Press. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The November 30 crash also killed the driver of the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, Walker's friend and financial adviser Roger Rodas.

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have calculated a speed range at which they think the car was traveling but won't firm up that number until Porsche engineers come to California next month to extract information from onboard data collectors. The official would not disclose that range.

Although the car exploded in flames after the crash, the data recorders survived and may produce information to pinpoint the speed.
Rodas, 38, and Walker, 40, co-owned an auto racing team. Rodas also was a professional driver who competed in 10 Pirelli World Challenge GTS races this year.

The official told AP that the Porsche appeared to have negotiated a curve in the road just fine before crashing in an industrial park about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

"They were well out of the curve when they lost control," the official said.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by invertigo ↗

That's great

I am guessing not too many people caught that

[samplesam]

Fast and pretty much fucked....meet your maker

[DiamondSmiles]

January 3, 2014

Reuters

The coroner found that neither Paul Walker nor his friend involved in a high-speed fiery car crash were under the influence.

LOS ANGELES — No drugs or alcohol were found in the bodies of, "Fast & Furious," actor, Paul Walker, and his friend, Roger Rodas, after the fiery car crash that killed them in November, a coroner's report released on Friday said.

Both Walker, 40, and Rodas, 38, tested negative for alcohol, and drugs including cocaine, opiates and marijuana were not detected, said the report from the Los Angeles County Coroners' Office.

The report included an early account of the accident from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, dated December 1 - the day after the crash, saying the Porsche Carrera GT driven by Rodas was traveling at, "an unsafe speed, approximately 100+ mph."

But a sheriff's spokeswoman said the investigation into the accident has not been completed and there was no definitive finding on the car's speed.

Both deaths were ruled accidents. Walker died from, "combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries," and Rodas from, "multiple traumatic injuries," the report said.

Walker was in the process of filming, "Fast & Furious 7," at the time and production was halted a few days later. Universal Pictures said last month that the release of the seventh installment in the highly lucrative franchise would be pushed back by nine months to April, 2015. Walker will appear in the film.

[Pyramid_Head]

Going 100+ on a public road isn't very wise.

[Clubhouse]

Thank fuck they didn't take out anyone else.

[WonderMomma]

FYI both autopsies have been released. There is a link for it and some descriptions over in the death photo thread.