Posted by US Card Code on Nov 17th 2015
Lawyers for German automaker Porsche say actor Paul Walker was responsible for his own death in a fiery crash of a Porsche sports car.
It is in response to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the late actor's daughter.
Cranbrook Partners, representing Porsche AG and other defendants, said in papers filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court that Walker's death was the result of his "own comparative fault".
Walker was a passenger in the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT driven by Roger Rodas, who lost control of the vehicle before it careened into trees and a utility pole in Santa Clarita, northwest of Los Angeles, killing both men in November 2013.
After a four-month investigation, Los Angeles officials said the crash was caused by excessive speed and not a mechanical failure.
Meadow Walker, the actor's only child and sole heir to his estate, filed a complaint in September saying Porsche had skimped on safety features for the vehicle, which could have either prevented the crash entirely or at least kept the actor alive. Her lawsuit requested a jury trial.
But lawyers for Porsche said Walker had "knowingly and voluntarily assumed all risk, perils and danger" of the 2005 Carrera GT, and that the car, owned by Rodas, had been "abused and altered," and "was misused and improperly maintained".
"That abuse and alteration proximately caused or contributed to the incident and to Mr. Walker's death," Cranbrook said.
Earlier this year, attorneys for Porsche said Rodas, the driver of the vehicle, was to blame for the crash after Rodas' widow filed a lawsuit against the automaker alleging negligence and wrongful death, among other claims.
Did you missed him? I really miss him. He is so young, talents but he passed away very early. Now US iTunes Store published Fast & Fearious 7 and I already rent this movies with iTunes gift certificate and i already cried
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