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Porsche Cleared Of Blame In Paul Walker Crash

A judge says there is no evidence to back claims by the driver's widow that the car in the 2013 crash lacked key safety features.

  

A court has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to blame Porsche for the crash that killed Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker.

Walker, 40, was riding in a Porsche Carrera GT driven by his friend Roger Rodas when the car span out of control in California in November 2013.
US District Judge Philip Gutierrez on Monday rejected a lawsuit filed by the driver's widow, Kristine Rodas.

He ruled there was nothing to support her claims the sports car lacked key safety features and its suspension had failed.
"Plaintiff has provided no competent evidence that Rodas' death occurred as a result of any wrongdoing on the part of defendant," Judge Gutierrez wrote.

Porsche is still facing two other cases filed by Walker's daughter and father in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The actor was on a break from filming the seventh episode of the Fast & Furious franchise when the vehicle struck trees and burst into flames in Santa Clarita.

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