The Los Angeles County coroner's office has determined the official causes of death for Paul Walker and Roger Rodas.

After conducting autopsies on both men, the office confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 4, that Rodas, 38, died of multiple traumatic injuries. Walker, 40, died of the combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries.


Fans pay tribute to actor Paul Walker at the crash site. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

Walker was in a car show charity event for the Typhoon Haiyan victims in the Philippines. Sources said that the actor just came from the said event together with a longtime friend, Roger Rodas riding in the latter’s red Porsche Carrera GT, when the accident took place.

The Fast and the Furious star, Paul Walker, died in a car crash accident and explosion. Reports said that the actor together with a passenger passed away at around 3:30 pm Pacific time in Valencia, Santa Clarita, a town in California, USA.

Funeral services for Rodas and the Fast & Furious 6 actor have yet to be announced.

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Paul Walker, according to TMZ, is only one of the riders of a Porsche Carrera GT and to have allegedly experienced mechanical malfunction. In 2005, Porsche was sued over a crash involving the same vehicle model making the company paid a huge amount for settlement.



The lawsuit was filed against everyone involved in the crash by the family of the two passengers who were killed while driving a 2005 Carrera GT in a California race event. At over 100 MPH, the car hit a wall while trying to avoid another car in the race. And it won $4.5 million of which $350,000 was paid by Porsche.

In the sworn testimony of the attorney for the victims, the Porsche Carrera GT as confirmed from a number of Porsche expert that there is a flaw on the car’s major design. The expensive race car is not equipped with Porsche Stability Management System or the PSMS. As required by law, PSMS uses a computer to correct the car if the rear end loses control.



In the lawsuit, Porsche's denied the liability while proving that the car fully met federal safety standards at the time. But to avoid further litigation proceedings, the company has to pay to settle the case.

Going back to Walker’s case, it is not clear though if Roger Rodas' Carrera GT already had the PSMS. Though there’s no information yet whether Paul’s family files the same case while the same Porsche’s car model is involved in this tragic accident.

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Paul Walker, a star of The Fast and the Furious movie series, has died in a car crash that killed one other person north of Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 40.



“It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide,” Walker’s representatives posted online, using the actor’s official Twitter and Facebook account.

“He was a passenger in a friend’s car, in which both lost their lives.”

Ame Van Iden, the actor’s publicist, said the accident happened Saturday afternoon (US time) in Los Angeles.

TMZ, the first entertainment website to break the news, said Walker was in a Porsche when its unidentified driver supposedly lost control and crashed into a tree.

The same TMZ article said Walker was in Los Angeles for “a car show to support the Philippines typhoon relief effort.”





At the time of his death, Walker was working on the latest "Fast & Furious" movie, "Fast & Furious 7". The day before he died, Walker tweeted a photo of himself with "Fast & Furious" stars Vin Diesel and Tyrese Gibson and expressed his excitement about the upcoming film.

The boys are back. Will you be ready? - #TeamPW #FastFridays (Photo Credit: http://t.co/kkce2shzvM) pic.twitter.com/RDnrDBGs2n
— Paul Walker (@RealPaulWalker) November 30, 2013

The crash occurred on Rye Canyon Loop, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Responding deputies found the vehicle “engulfed in flames,” authorities said.

Hollywood actor PAUL WALKER died earlier today when his Porsche GT exploded http://t.co/Eyuq4bKFNl #RIP pic.twitter.com/7ttyPhIgKV
— Rui Delgado (@Rui) December 1, 2013

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