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The Porsche carrying late Fast and Furious star Paul Walker was doing more than 160 kilometres per hour when it crashed, nearly cutting the high-powered vehicle in half, a coroner's report has revealed.
The 40-year-old actor's body was charred beyond recognition in the November 30 accident, according to the report released on Friday by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
The report said Roger Rodas, Walker's friend and financial adviser, was driving the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT at an unsafe speed, estimated by witnesses to be 100 miles per hour (160km/h) or more.
Rodas was also killed in the crash.
The report says the deaths have been ruled accidents and were due to the "combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries".
A more comprehensive report, obtained by TMZ.com, lists several other injuries, including multiple bone fractures.
Investigators found no mechanical problems with the Porsche or problems with the roadway.
Walker's death stunned fans of the high-octane series The Fast and the Furious, and was a major blow to studio giant Universal Pictures, for whom the franchise is a huge money maker.
Universal announced the studio had shut down production of Fast and Furious 7 following Walker's death.
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I'm not sure if it adds to the sadness because his death was so senseless, or makes me feel less bad for the guy, considering his death occurred while partaking in something so unbelievably stupid like going that speed on a public roadway where the speedlimit was around 30mph/50km/h.
Hopefully this tragedy will be a message to any wannabe "Fast & Furious" drivers to
not partake in things like they see in the movies and keep the racing confined to the track where there aren't innocent people to kill, and many safety precautions in place to prevent accidents like this.
It's no wonder they crashed.
(besides Nepal I think, but you can't go that fast there because of the mountains). But it's also dangerous, as you can see, sadly.