--- description: Porsche is not at fault for the fiery crash that killed actor Paul Walker almost three years ago, a federal judge ruled Monday. title: Judge Rules Porsche Is Not at Fault for Paul Walker’s Death image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte23f61e47dc1bdbd/69888de63c1639b11b45cbb7/paul-walker-porsche.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Judge Rules Porsche Is Not at Fault for Paul Walker’s Death  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2016 12:32 AM CUT  Actor Paul Walker attends the World Premiere of 'Fast & Furious 6' at Empire Leicester Square on May 7, 2013 in London, England. Actor Paul Walker attends the World Premiere of 'Fast & Furious 6' at Empire Leicester Square on May 7, 2013 in London, England.Tim P. Whitby—;Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 6, 2016 12:32 AM CUT Porsche is not at fault for the [fiery crash that killed actor Paul Walker](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/01/fast-furious-actor-paul-walker-dies-at-40/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") almost three years ago, [a federal judge ruled Monday](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/04/05/judge-porsche-not-at-fault-in-crash-that-killed-paul-walker/82664630/ "undefined"). U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez said there was not enough evidence to prove that the _Fast & Furious_ star and a friend died because the Porsche Carrera GT they were in lacked several key safety features, the Associated Press reports. Walker was a passenger in a car being driven by his friend, Roger Rodas, when it went out of control and slammed into a power pole and several trees in Santa Clarita, California on Nov. 30, 2013\. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigation found that the car was going between 80 and 93 mph at the time of crash, [according to CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/05/entertainment/paul-walker-porsche-feat/index.html "undefined"). The judge was ruling in a lawsuit brought upon by Rodas’s widow, who had claimed the Porsche’s suspension failed before the crash and that the sports car lacked a crash cage and fuel cell. “Plaintiff has provided no competent evidence that Rodas’ death occurred as a result of any wrongdoing on the part of defendant,” Gutierrez wrote, according to the AP. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4283143/paul-walker-porsche-judge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4283143/paul-walker-porsche-judge/"},"headline":"Judge Rules Porsche Is Not at Fault for Paul Walker’s Death","datePublished":"2016-04-06T00:32:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:27:12.062Z","description":"There was not enough evidence to show he died because the Porsche lacked key safety features","url":"https://time.com/4283143/paul-walker-porsche-judge/","keywords":["celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte23f61e47dc1bdbd/69888de63c1639b11b45cbb7/paul-walker-porsche.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte23f61e47dc1bdbd/69888de63c1639b11b45cbb7/paul-walker-porsche.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Fast & Furious 6 - World Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals","caption":"Fast & Furious 6 - World Premiere - Red Carpet Arrivals","creditText":"Tim P. 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