Porsche puts Paul Walker's death down to reckless driving

Porsche has put the death of Paul Walker, the star of The Fast and the Furious film series, down to reckless driving.

In December 2013, Walker passed away in a car crash in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California after the Porsche Carrera GT in which he was travelling, crashed and burst into flames.

In September 2015, Meadow, Paul's daughter, sued Porsche claiming that Walker was not killed by the impact of the crash and was alive when the car caught fire. The lawyers representing Meadow, claim that the car's seat belt 'snapped Walker's torso back with thousands of pounds of force, thereby breaking his ribs and pelvis' when the car crashed. This left Walker trapped in the car. The car caught fire nearly 90 seconds later and the actor breathed soot into his trachea as the vehicle burned.

The law suit also claims that the car was travelling at speeds of 63 - 71 mph (101 - 117 kph) when it crashed. Authorities had recorded the speed of the car to be between 80 and 93 mph (129 -  150 kph).

The law suit also claims that the Carrera GT has a history of issues with stability and control and the placement of the fuel lines played a part in the car catching fire and erupting.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk