Late actor Paul Walker’s daughter, Meadow Walker has filed a law suit against Porsche. TMZ reports that Meadow’s lawyers insist that th late 40 year old actor survived the impact of the crash that took his life but suffered horrifically as he was burned alive on November 30, 2013 when the accident occurred.
According to Meadow’s lawyer, Jeff Milam, “The bottom line is that the Porsche Carrera GT is a dangerous car. It doesn’t belong on the street. And we shouldn’t be without Paul Walker or his friend, Roger Rodas.” Milam did not confirm how much damages were being sought.
The suit further claimed that when the Porsche Carrera GT crashed and broke apart, Paul’s seat belt “snapped Walker’s torso back with thousands of pounds of force, thereby breaking his ribs and pelvis,” and trapping him in the passenger seat.
The suit also claims the fire didn’t erupt for 1 minute and 20 seconds after impact, but Paul was helplessly trapped. When the fire broke out, Paul was still alive. The suit alleges, “Paul Walker breathed soot into his trachea while the Porsche Carrera GT burned.”
Law enforcement said the cause of the crash was speeding — 80 to 93 KPH — at the hands of driver Roger Rodas. But the lawsuit says Rodas was only going between 63 and 71 KPH when it careened out of control. And the suit alleges the car would never have careened if it had a proper stabilization system.
Meadow’s lawyers claim Porsche knew the Carrera GT had “a history of instability and control issues. Also saying the defect could have been corrected with a Porsche Stability Management System (PSM), which prevents swerving. They say the company intentionally decided not to install PSMs in the Carrera GT, even though it was standard in many other models.
The suit raises other issues with the car, including claims there were deficient side door reinforcements and fuel lines that did not adequately protect the car from erupting in flames.
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