Porsche Exec Blasts Lawsuit By Paul Walker’s Daughter Over ‘Fast & Furious’ Actor’s Crash

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Recklessness, not faulty engineering, killed Paul Walker.

That's essentially Porsche's response over the wrongful death lawsuit filed by Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow Rain, following the crash that killed the "Fast & Furious" actor on Nov. 30, 2013. He was only 40 years old.

Calvin Kim of Porsche Cars North America told CNN they haven't received a copy of the lawsuit yet so they couldn't comment on the specifics.

"As we have said before," he said. "We are saddened whenever anyone is hurt in a Porsche vehicle, but we believe the authorities' reports in this case clearly established that this tragic crash resulted from reckless driving and excessive speed."

Last year, the Los Angeles County Sheriff released a report on the crash that killed Paul Walker after the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT he was driving ignited into flames.

"Investigators determined the cause of the fatal solo-vehicle collision was unsafe speed for the roadway conditions," the sheriff's commander, Mike Parker, told reporters.

Accordingly, the driver of the luxury car was going "between 80 to 93" miles per hour before hitting a power pole and some trees. That's double the speed limit of 45 mph posted on Santa Clarita, California.

On Sept. 28, Paul Walker's daughter, represented by her lawyer Jeff Milam, officially filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche.

"The bottom line is that the Porsche Carrera GT is a dangerous car. It doesn't belong on the street," the lawyer said in a statement. "And we shouldn't be without Paul Walker or his friend, Roger Rodas."

The lawsuit filed by Paul Walker's daughter against Porsche alleged that the luxury car company knew that the Carrera GT "had a history of instability and control issues," and it also failed to "install its electronic stability control system," which is designed specifically "to protect against the swerving actions inherent in hyper-sensitive vehicles of this type."

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