Paul Walker Crash: Coroner’s Report Reveals Car Was Traveling 100 MPH

Jan 03, 2014 04:38 PM EST | Matt Mercuro

The Porsche Carrera GT that Paul Walker was traveling in on Nov. 30 when it crashed into a pole was going over 100 mph according to a report released by the Los Angeles County Coroner this week.

The autopsy report detailed how speeding was the main cause of the crash which killed Walker and his business associate Roger Rodas.

Rodas was going over 100 mph when he lost control and hit a tree, then a light post, and spun around and hit another tree before the vehicle "burst into flames," according to the report.

"It appeared that the vehicle was almost split in half," said The Los Angeles Times, citing the coroner's report.

Walker's injuries were so gruesome that he couldn't be identified visually. Rodas reportedly suffered a skull fracture and his brain was partially exposed.

In December, it was reported that Walker's cause of death was due to combined effects of thermal and traumatic injuries, according to The Los Angeles Times. The coroner's report confirmed he did not die from the impact of the crash alone.

The report did confirm that Rodas and Walker didn't have alcohol, cocaine, or other impairing drugs in their systems at the time of the crash.

Only remnants of Walker's outfit were still intact by the time rescue workers arrived at the scene, according to the coroner's report. Walker was found "charred and in a pugilistic stance."

Walker was on holiday from filming "Fast & Furious 7" when the crash occurred. The film, which was set to be released in July, was pushed back until April 10, 2015.

Footage already filmed involving Walker will be used for the seventh movie, but Universal announced this week that the script has been re-written to "retire" Walker's character in a way they feel fans will be satisfied with, according to The Hollywood Reporter. 

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