1 of 3 | Paul Walker with his daughter Meadow at a young age. The actor tragically passed away in fatal car crash in 2013. Meadow has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche claiming that the vehicle was unsafe. Photo courtesy of Meadow Walker/Instagram.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Meadow Walker, the daughter of late actor Paul Walker filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche Monday, almost two years after her father passed away in a tragic car crash.
According to court documents filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, the 16-year-old and her lawyers allege that the Porsche Carrera GT her father was in "lacked safety features...that could have prevented that accident or, at a minimum, allowed Paul Walker to survive the crash."
The suit alleges that Porsche knew that the car "had a history of instability control issues," and that the automaker "failed to install its electronic stability control system, which is specifically designed to protect against the swerving actions inherent in hyper-sensitive vehicles of this type."
Both Paul and Roger Rodas, the 38-year-old professional race car driver who was behind the wheel, were burned beyond recognition after the car plowed into a concrete lamppost and a tree.
The lawsuit also alleges a "defective" seat belt prevented Paul from escaping the vehicle before it caught on fire.
"The bottom line is that the Porsche Carrera GT is a dangerous car. It doesn't belong on the street," Walker's attorney, Jeff Milam, said in a statement. "And we shouldn't be without Paul Walker or his friend, Roger Rodas."
The Los Angeles Country Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol had concluded at the time of the accident that high speeds, not a mechanical failure, were to blame for the Nov. 30, 2013 crash.
Calvin Kim with Porsche Cars North America admitted to not having seen the lawsuit yet but deferred to the original autopsy report.
"As we have said before, we are saddened whenever anyone is hurt in a Porsche vehicle, but we believe the authorities' reports in this case clearly established that this tragic crash resulted from reckless driving and excessive speed," Kim said.
Rodas' wife Kristine also sued Porsche for negligence, wrongful death and product liability back in 2014.
Earlier this month, Meadow Walker celebrated what would have been her father's 42nd birthday by announcing that a new foundation had been established in his name.
