14 DAY TRIAL // The results of the official autopsy in the case of the Paul Walker – Roger Rodas crash have been revealed today and it looks like the “Fast & Furious” actor died of a combination of “traumatic and thermal injuries.”
Paul Walker was on the passenger side of a Porsche Carrera GT on Saturday, with friend and business partner Roger Rodas at the wheel, when the car spun out of control and hit a light post then burst into flames, killing both its occupants.
The accident occurred as the pair was returning from a fund-raising event organized by Walker's charity – Reachout Worldwide – trying to help the victims of the Philippines typhoon.
The autopsy was initially postponed because both bodies were so severely burnt that they needed to be identified based on their dental records. This pushed back the completion of the autopsy until Tuesday, December 3, when the results were placed at first on “security hold” until all information was gathered, in order to prevent miscommunication with the media outlets.
At this point, it looks like the passenger Paul Walker could have still been alive after the crash and died subsequently when the car was engulfed by flames. Investigators for the case are now looking at CCTV video footage to check if indeed Paul tried to escape from the burning vehicle.
It has been determined that speed was the contributing factor to the crash, as the car was traveling way over the 45mph (72.4 km/h) speed limit, but police say they are not ruling out a possible catastrophic failure on the vehicle at this time, a fact suggested also by several eyewitnesses.
Paul Walker was famously known for his role in the successful Hollywood movie franchise “The Fast & Furious,” which depicts the adventures of a group of street racers. Walker himself was an avid car enthusiast and racer.