Paul Walker Coroner Report Reveals Speed Before Fatal Impact

Paul Walker
Paul Walker

The Porsche that Paul Walker was killed in was traveling "approximately 100-plus" miles per hour at the time of the accident, according to police reports issued Friday.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office issued the final accident report from police about the Fast & Furious movie star's death on Nov. 30.

Roger Rodas, the driver of the car, "lost control of his vehicle, and the vehicle partially spun around," the report says," struck a curb, and the driver's side of the vehicle struck a tree and then a light post. The force of the collisions caused the vehicle to spin 180 degrees."

Before the vehicle burst into flames, Walker's side of the car also struck a tree.

The tragedy happened at around 3:25 p.m. after the duo left the actor's charity, Reach Out Worldwide. Neither were under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident.

Walker's Memorial Service was held on Dec. 14 at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills, California.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal Pictures will retire Walker's character, undercover cop Brian O'Connor, in "Fast & Furious 7" rather than kill him off.

Universal has yet to comment on the reported new plan for the movie.

Walker's autopsy report showed that the actor died from the "combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries."

The release date for "Fast & Furious 7" is April 10, 2015. 

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