Paul Walker dead at 40

The garage that owned the car has said that it had suffered a massive power steering fluid leak, and that the driver likely had no steering at the time of the crash. The car was aparently suffering from a number of mechanical issues that day, including engine stalling, and was only a few hundred yards from the shop.

 

Rumor has is now that another car was involved, which would turn it into the result of an illegal street race.

 

Unsubstantiated rumor.

 

Y'all need to start linking your s*** to reliable sources, stat.

 

I did.

 

The rumor going round that this might have been some drag race is the most likely rumor to surface considering the movies he was most famous for. People want to mix fact with fiction.

 

It was also based on an anonymous phone tip and is inconsistent with both the physical evidence and eyewitness reports. I think some wiseass joker was trolling.

 

Yeah, the idea of Paul Walker dying in an illegal car race... um, stretches credibility a bit too much, I guess.

That's like a story about Anthony Hopkins having been caught eating human flesh or something.

 

Well, I didn't do that because it's just a rumor, and even the news sites call it a rumor.

 

Paul Walker did not die in a drag racing accident. The LAist, (via TMZ) has posted video of the accident as it happened.

So let's drop that useless theory, shall we?

Authorities do seem to think speed had a factor in the accident though.

More important to remember consider: The Porsche Carerra GT is an infamously difficult car to control and drive.

In related news, autopsies of Roger Rodas and Paul Walker are expected to be completed today.

 

I read that hey need dental x-rays in order to confirm identy because the bodies were so badly burned...

I feel for his daughter.

 

How would they know that?

 

Because there was a long trail of power steering fluid left behind the car in the lead-up to the crash.

 

Link

Emphasis mine.

 

And how do they know it was steering fluid, was that announced by the authorities?
Why would a garage say anything when they don't know more than anyone else? They're not in a position to make announcements, they're just speculating and I don't like that.

 

Yep, I don't think anyone is surprised by the actual cause of death. We could pretty much guess that without an autopsy. Knowing the cause of death is not the same as knowing the cause of the accident though.

The accident occurred near the garage, it's where the fund raiser was held, and if said garage that works on $$$ cars doesn't know what power steering fluid looks like, well.... problem.

 

I don't seem to recall ever suggesting otherwise. Just sharing the news as it was released/posted this morning.

 

Also: Pajiba.com has posted a lovely remembrance/tribute/eulogy for Walker today.

Hidden in Plain Sight: Paul Walker and the Working Actor

 

Has anyone heard a speed estimate for the Porche? I thought I heard something about this on a morning news show a couple of days ago, but what I thought I heard was so outrageous that I won't even repeat it here.

Anyone know?

 

Another touching story about Walker, from CNN: