Porsche Says Paul Walker’s Death Was His Own Fault

They say that Paul Walker's “death, and all other injuries or damages claimed, were the result of [his] own comparative fault.”

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In response to Meadow Walker’s lawsuit alleging that Porche Cars North America is to blame for her father’s untimely death in 2013, the car company says they are not at fault.

PerGawker, Meadow filed the documents on behalf of her late father, Paul Walker, claiming that he died in “a dangerous car that doesn’t belong on the street.” The day of the accident, he was driving a Porsche Carrera GT described as “a racing car licensed for use on the roads.” She is suing for negligence and wrongful death, alleging that that Porsche failed to install the necessary safety features in the car. “Absent these defects in the Porsche Carrera GT, Paul Walker would be alive today,” the suit said.

In addition, she maintains that the seatbelt was also defective. “This snapped Walker’s torso back with thousands of pounds of force, thereby breaking his ribs and pelvis, flattening his seat and trapping him in a supine position, where he remained alive until the vehicle erupted into flames one minute and 20 seconds later.”

Porsche refuted those claims by saying that Paul Walker’s “death, and all other injuries or damages claimed, were the result of [his] own comparative fault.” The company added that the car was “abused and altered” and “misused and improperly maintained.” During an investigation into the incident, investigators found that Walker had been driving on a pair of tires that were nine years old. 

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