Paul Walker Death: Porsche Wants the Case Dismissed
The deadly car crash that took the lives of "The Fast and the Furious" star Paul Walker and Roger Rodas' lives had nothing to do with the car company. Porsche stated that Roger's widow cannot even pronounce the names of the parts that caused the accidents, so how can she blame the company.
According to TMZ, Porsche wants the case to be dismissed. The company has filed a motion in order to have the case dismissed. Earlier, the Web site has reported that Roger's wife Kristine Rodas filed a lawsuit against Porsche stating that the ill-fated Porshe Carrera GT had a defective part in the suspension. Moreover, it also lacked racing fuel cell and crash cage which are common in race cars.
Porsche has mentioned in the motion that Kristine did not tell which part of the suspension was faulty, what caused the accident, how the faulty part caused the crash. Also, if the fault was due to a customised upgraded part or was it an original one.
The car company has also claimed that Kristine called the Carrera GT a racecar, which it is not.
Regarding the fuel cell and crash cage, Porsche mentioned that "no ordinary customer would expect a passenger car" to have those kind of things installed.
Earlier, Porsche warned the dealers that they must not let just anyone to drive the Carrera GT as it is quite sensitive to road conditions.
Also, a Porsche executive mentioned that the "Carrera GT is as close to a racecar as we will ever get." Moreover, the executive also mentioned that the car has all disadvantages of that of a racing car.
On November 30, 2013, Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas left an event for Reach Out Worldwide (Paul's charity) in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT. Later, the car crashed into a light pole near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia, California.
Paul Walker died from the effects of thermal and traumatic injuries.
Now, Porsche wants that the court dismiss the lawsuit filed by Roger's widow.