November 30, 2013, is remembered by many 'The Fast and the Furious' fans. It's the day actor Paul Walker passed away. He was a passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT that crashed at over 100 kilometers per hour and burst into flames.
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00:00 November 30th, 2013 is remembered by many The Fast and the Furious fans.
00:07 It's the day actor Paul Walker passed away.
00:11 He was a passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT that crashed at over 100 km/h and burst into flames.
00:18 The Guardian reported at the time,
00:21 "Paul Walker, the star of the Fast and Furious film franchise, died after the car he was in crashed at a speed of more than 100 mph and burst into flames," according to the coroner's report released on Friday.
00:34 Walker's driver and friend, Roger Rodas, also died in the horror crash.
00:40 The financial advisor died from his injuries as a result of the impact.
00:45 Coroners confirmed at the time that both men had not consumed alcohol or drugs prior to the accident, according to The Guardian.
00:53 The vehicle then struck a sidewalk and the driver's side struck a tree and then a light post.
00:59 The force of these collisions caused the vehicle to spin 180 degrees and it continued to travel in an easterly direction.
01:07 The Guardian quoted Christy McCracken, investigator at the Los Angeles coroner's office, at the time.
01:14 TMZ had published a video of the burning car.
01:18 It led to speculation that movements could still be seen in the car.
01:23 Fans thought Paul Walker tried to escape the flames shortly after impact.
01:28 As the news site later reported, it was definitely not Walker.
01:33 "We were trying with extinguishers to put out the flames, and it was just.
01:38 Immense. He was trapped. You could see him. I could see him.
01:43 He was unconscious," said a friend.
01:48 Escape was impossible, but...
01:51 Also, we're told that based on the injuries he suffered, Paul died within a nanosecond of impact.
01:58 Paul Walker left a daughter, Meadow Walker, who was 15 at the time.
02:03 Paul Walker died at just 40 years old.
02:06 Roger Rodas was 38.
02:09 For more information, visit www.fema.gov