{"id":66663,"date":"2023-09-12T12:38:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T12:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/?p=66663"},"modified":"2023-09-12T12:38:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T12:38:57","slug":"paul-walkers-grisly-autopsy-last-words-alive-as-car-burnt-and-blunt-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordcelnews.com\/music\/paul-walkers-grisly-autopsy-last-words-alive-as-car-burnt-and-blunt-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Walkers grisly autopsy \u2013 last words, alive as car burnt and blunt force"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Walker, who rose to fame in hit Hollywood racing franchise Fast and Furious, would have marked his 50th birthday on September 12.<\/p>\n

But tragedy struck and the actor was killed in a high-speed crash on Saturday, November 30, 2013<\/p>\n

He was originally believed to have died instantly at first but the star's post-mortem uncovered the true harrowing circumstances of his death.<\/p>\n

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Paul and his friend Roger Rodas had decided to take the actor's cherry red Porsche Carrera GT for a fateful spin after hosting a charity fundraiser for Typhoon Yolanda in Santa Clarita in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

They had been spotted driving at an 'unsafe' speed of between 70 and 100mph before the car suddenly careered out of control and hit a lamppost, bursting into flames.<\/p>\n

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Horrified onlookers rushed to tackle the molten fireball with extinguishers, but it was too late.<\/p>\n

Having clearly suffered, Paul was found lay supine in a 'pugilistic stance' whereby the muscles of the body contract due to heat and pull the limbs into a 'boxer-like' appearance.<\/p>\n

According to the Medical Dictionary, a pugilistic stance is "caused by high-temperatures in fire, resulting in muscle stiffening and shortening and can occur even if the person was dead before the fire."<\/p>\n

The horrific burns injuries left his skin so badly charred that he could only be identified through dental records, and his incinerated organs were unfit for tissue donation.<\/p>\n

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The father-of-one suffered multiple fractures throughout his body, including his jaw, collarbone, left upper arm, ribs and pelvis, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Even more terrifying, bits of soot were found in the star's windpipe, meaning he'd been alive and still breathing as the fire raged.<\/p>\n

As for Roger, the top portion of his skull was found to have fractured and his brain was gruesomely exposed.<\/p>\n

No evidence of drink or drugs was found and the coroner recorded the cause of death as "combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries."<\/p>\n

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Paul's devastated daughter Meadow later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche, claiming her dad had been alive for one minute and 20 seconds after impact but was unable to escape because of his seatbelt.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, claimed the fire didn't break out for more than a minute after the smash, giving Paul time to escape, but that the seatbelt had \u201csnapped Walker's torso back with thousands of pounds of force, thereby breaking his ribs and pelvis\u201d.<\/p>\n

It also claimed the car lacked proper door reinforcements and didn't use fuel lines that break free to prevent a fire in a crash.<\/p>\n

"Absent these defects in the Porsche Carrera GT, Paul Walker would be alive today," it stated.<\/p>\n

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And Meadow's lawyer Jeff Milam told ABC news at the time: "The bottom line is that the Porsche Carrera GT is a dangerous car. It doesn't belong on the street. And we shouldn't be without Paul Walker or his friend, Roger Rodas."<\/p>\n

However, Porsche defended itself stating Paul knew "knowingly and voluntarily assumed all risk, perils and danger in respect to the use of the subject 2005 Carrera GT."<\/p>\n

The battle was finally resolved in 2017 with the wrongful death lawsuit withdrawn and the terms of the settlement kept confidential.<\/p>\n

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At the scene, Paul's friend Jim Thorp told reporters he'd talked to Walker as he climbed into the Porsche with Rodas.<\/p>\n

He revealed that Walker's final words at the charity event were 'Hey, let's go for a drive'.<\/p>\n

"He lived his life and he died fast and furious\u2026 He loved speed, he loved cars, and he had to die this way. He died in a very fast car with his friend," said Thorp.<\/p>\n

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