According to a wrongful death lawsuit by Meadow Rain Walker, Paul Walker survived a car crash in a Porsche Carrera GT. However, he suffered horrifying pain and agony while he was reportedly burned alive in the car. The actor's daughter has filed a lawsuit against the luxury car manufacturer.
The lawyers of Meadow walker placed a claim in the lawsuit that when the Porsche Carrera GT crashed and broke apart, Paul's seat belt had snapped the actor's torso. This happened due to thousands of pounds of force which broke his ribs and pelvis. TMZ had obtained the lawsuit, Yahoo reported.
The lawsuit said the actor was trapped in the passenger seat, while a fire erupted a minute and 20 seconds into the crash. Paul Walker couldn't escape since he was trapped inside the Porsche, Yahoo reported. Walker was still alive when the fire broke out.
"Paul Walker breathed soot into his trachea while the Porsche Carrera GT burned," the lawsuit alleged.
It was earlier concluded by law enforcement that the cause of the crash was speeding - at speeds of 80 to 93 mph. The person at the steering was Roger Rodas. The litigation against Porsche claimed Rodas was only driving between 63 and 71 mph. But the car had steered out of control.
The lawsuit alleged that the car would not have careened off the road if it had a proper stabilization system. The lawyers even claimed that the manufacturer knew that the Carrera GT had "a history of instability and control issues."
The swerving of the car could have been avoided with a Porsche Stability Management System (PSM) Porsche had intentionally decided not to install PSMs in the Carrera GT, even though it was standard in many other models, the lawsuit alleged.
Other issues with the car were also claimed in the suit. These included claims there were deficient side door reinforcements and fuel lines that did not adequately protect the car from erupting in flames.
"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," Meadow's lawyer, Jeff Milam, told TMZ.
The wrongful death lawsuit does not put a figure on damages.
