Crash impact, fire killed Walker
Fast & Furious star not behind wheel, autopsy reveals
LOS ANGELES An autopsy released Wednesday reveals that Fast & Furious star Paul Walker was killed by the combined effects of the car crash impact and subsequent fire.
Walker, a passenger in the car driven by his friend and financial adviser Roger Rodas, died Saturday when the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT smashed into a light pole and tree then exploded in flames.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office released the autopsy results Wednesday. The report also says Rodas was killed by the impact.
Walker starred in all but one of the six Fast & Furious blockbuster films that glorified fast cars and dangerous driving.
Sheriff ’s investigators are still trying to determine exactly what caused Rodas to careen out of control. They have said speed was a factor.
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico police have issued more than 100 tickets to drivers who organized a caravan to honour the late Fast & Furious star creating massive traffic jams across the island’s capital.
Walker had travelled to Puerto Rico in mid-2010 to film the movie’s fifth instalment in San Juan and nearby areas.
Police traffic co-ordinator Jorge Hernandez told reporters Wednesday that officers issued at least 72 speeding tickets and detained six people suspected of drunk driving.
He said drivers late Tuesday closed down a tunnel in San Juan and a bridge near Puerto Rico’s main international airport. He said two main highways also became heavily congested.