Paul Walker was charred beyond recognition in accident: Coroner's report
05 Jan 2014|6,395 views
The red Porsche Carrera GT in which Hollywood Actor Paul Walker, famous from the Fast and Furious franchise, was travelling in was going over 160km/h when it crashed North of Los Angeles - according to a coroner's report.
"The driver was driving a red Porsche Carrera GT at an unsafe speed," said the report, citing an investigator's account of the crash reported The Sunday Times. The report also added that Walker was found "lying supine in the passenger seat".
The Porsche Supercar was driven by Walker's friend, Roger Rodas, who also died in the crash and suffered multiple injuries. His skull was fractured and his brain was exposed. Additionally neither man had tested positive for alcohol or drugs - including marijuana, cocaine, opiates and methamphetamine.
Apparently, the driver lost control of the car "for unknown reasons", which caused it to spin around and hit a kerb. Thereafter, the driver's side of the Porsche struck a tree and then a lamp post.
"The force of those collisions caused the vehicle to spin 180 degrees. The passenger side of the vehicle then struck another tree and burst into flames. The vehicle was totalled, with major traffic collision damage all around, and it appeared that the vehicle was almost split in half," the report said, adding that "the majority of the vehicle was also charred".
According to the LA Times, the Carrera GT - predecessor to the recently unveiled Porsche 918 - can reach 160km/h in less than seven seconds and has a history of being difficult to control.
The red Porsche Carrera GT in which Hollywood Actor Paul Walker, famous from the Fast and Furious franchise, was travelling in was going over 160km/h when it crashed North of Los Angeles - according to a coroner's report.
The report released in Los Angeles last Friday described the wreckage in graphic detail. The report also remarked that the 40-year old actor's body was charred beyond recognition and "cannot be positively identified visually". The accident occurred on the 30th of November - when the German supercar was split in half.
"The driver was driving a red Porsche Carrera GT at an unsafe speed," said the report, citing an investigator's account of the crash reported The Sunday Times. The report also added that Walker was found "lying supine in the passenger seat".
The Porsche Supercar was driven by Walker's friend, Roger Rodas, who also died in the crash and suffered multiple injuries. His skull was fractured and his brain was exposed. Additionally neither man had tested positive for alcohol or drugs - including marijuana, cocaine, opiates and methamphetamine.
Apparently, the driver lost control of the car "for unknown reasons", which caused it to spin around and hit a kerb. Thereafter, the driver's side of the Porsche struck a tree and then a lamp post.
"The force of those collisions caused the vehicle to spin 180 degrees. The passenger side of the vehicle then struck another tree and burst into flames. The vehicle was totalled, with major traffic collision damage all around, and it appeared that the vehicle was almost split in half," the report said, adding that "the majority of the vehicle was also charred".
According to the LA Times, the Carrera GT - predecessor to the recently unveiled Porsche 918 - can reach 160km/h in less than seven seconds and has a history of being difficult to control.
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