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Judge Clears Porsche in Actor Walker’s Death
A federal judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit that blamed Porsche AG for the death of The Fast and the Furious actor Paul Walker in 2013.
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A federal judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit that blamed Porsche AG for the death of The Fast and the Furious actor Paul Walker in 2013.
Walker, 40, was killed when the modified 2005 Carrera GT in which he was riding with a friend lost control at high speed and crashed on a public street near Los Angeles.
Police say the car was traveling at 80 mph or greater when it left the road and crashed into trees and a utility pole. Both men were wearing seatbelts, and the car’s airbags deployed.
The lawsuit claimed the car’s suspension failed and that it should have been factory-equipped with racing safety features. Porsche argued the car had been abused, altered, misused and improperly maintained. The company also said Walker “knowingly and voluntarily assumed all risk” by riding in the car.
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