Paul Walker crash is part of street race?

"Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker died in a fiery crash is known to attract street racers, law enforcement officials never believe that the Porsche Paul and his friend Roger Rodas were riding in had been racing another car.

Los Angeles investigators "have received witness statements that the car was traveling alone at a high rate of speed," the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement Monday. "No one has contacted to say that there was a second vehicle." Walker with his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast Roger Rodas died Saturday when Rodas' 2005 Porsche Carrera GT smashed into a light pole and tree, then exploded in flames. The posted limit was 45 mph.

They had taken what was expected to be a brief drive away from a charity fundraiser and toy drive at Rodas' custom car shop in Valencia, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Walker's publicist said the action star was the passenger. The crash happened on a street that forms an approximately 1-mile loop amid industrial office parks. It is rimmed by hills and relatively isolated from traffic, especially on weekends when the businesses are closed.

"It's well-known out here that that's a hot spot for street racers," California Highway Patrol Sgt. Rick Miler said. Los Angeles investigators are consulting video from security cameras, talking to witnesses and analyzing physical evidence such as on-board computer data from the Porsche. 

Paul Walker starred in all but one of the six "Fast & Furious" blockbusters. He had been on break from shooting the latest installment; Universal Pictures has not said what it plans to do with "Fast & Furious 7," currently slated for a July release.


Source: yahoo.com