The high-powered super-car, which was being driven by Rodas, burst into flames after it crashed into a pole and tree in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, at 3:30pm on Saturday.
The county coroner has revealed that the bodies of Walker and and his friend/business partner were so badly burned in the horrific incident that they are currently unidentifiable.
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The L.A. County Corner has requested dental records for both victims before they can identify the bodies. Autopsies on both bodies have been delayed until later this week, reports TMZ.
Walker, 40, who appeared in five of the six films about illegal street racing and heists, had been at an event for his charity Reach Out Worldwide before deciding to take the car, a cherry-red Porsche Carrer, out for a drive with his friend.
The fundraiser, to benefit victims of Typhoon Haiyan, had been taking place in a race car shop near the scene of the crash.
Walker was a self-confessed adrenaline junkie who enjoyed fast cars, surfing and outdoor pursuits. On his official Twitter account, he described himself as 'outdoorsman, ocean addict, adrenaline junkie ... and I do some acting on the side.'
‘He lived his life and he died fast and furious today. He loved speed, he loved cars, and he had to die this way. He died in a very fast car with his friend,’ Jim Torp, who was at the event, told the Daily News.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that speed was a factor in the crash.
Paul Walker, 40, was killed in the crash along
with his friend and business partner Roger Rodas, right, who was
driving. The star leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter, Meadow, left,
who had recently moved to California from Hawaii to be closer to him
Fans gather and place flowers on Sunday at the
scene of a fiery crash that killed Fast And Furious star Paul Walker in
the Santa Clarita area of Los Angeles
Up and down the road near the crash site were burned rubber and doughnut marks as though someone smoked their tires in figure 8 patterns.
‘I don't know if the marks in the road are related to the crash,’ said Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Brian Allen.
The wreck took place about 3:30 p.m., about 300 yards from the office park where the event was held and where the speed limit is 45 mph.
Guests rushed to put out the flames with fire extinguishers but the fireball had already engulfed the car.
Deputies arrived to find a vehicle on fire and once fire crews put the flames out, they found two occupants. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
By Saturday evening, all that remained was the burnt mangled metal of the red car and a light pole that had been knocked down.
The driver of the car has been identified as former race car driver Roger Rodas, 38, who was also Walker's financial adviser. The pair were friends and had been racing for several years before they began collaborating on Walker's finances.
Fans write remembrances, left, while leaving
flowers, candles and evens DVDs, right, at the scene of the crash that
killed Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas in the Santa Clarita area
of Los Angeles on Saturday
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office has
confirmed that speed was a factor in the crash and that up and down the
road near the crash site were burned rubber and doughnut marks as though
someone smoked their tires in figure 8 patterns
Wreckage: Actor Paul Walker died in the crash
alongside his friend after they decided to take the sports car out for a
spin during a charity event
Horror crash: First responders gather evidence
near the wreckage of a Porsche sports car that crashed into a light pole
on Hercules Street near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia on Saturday,
November 30, killing actor Paul Walker
The remains of the Porsche that Walker and his
friend died in is taken away. The L.A. County Corner has requested
dental records for both victims before they can identify the bodies
Walker leaves behind a 15-year-old daughter, Meadow, who had recently moved to California from Hawaii to be closer to him.
The actor was also dating Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, 23, when he died and she is ‘broken up’ over his loss, relatives have revealed.
Her uncle Barton Bruner said that she is being comforted by her mother Julie as she struggles to cope with the ‘horrible’ news.
Bruner said: ‘Paul was a really good guy and Jasmine is broken up by this. I went to Thanksgiving with him, played golf with him.
‘They had their ups and downs but they were together and looking to spend a bright future together.
‘This is horrible news and unexpected. Her mother is with her and she is comforting her’.
A memorial for Paul Walker in Valencia:
Fans have been paying their respects to the Fast and Furious actor in
Valencia, he has died on Saturday afternoon in a car crash with his
friend Roger Rodas
Walker reportedly started dating Pilchard-Gosnell when she was just 16, meaning he would have been 33, an age gap of 17 years.She was supposedly beginning to become the step-mother to Walker’s daughter, even though she is only 10 years older than her
The star's representatives and official Facebook page have confirmed his death.
Ame Van Iden, Walker's publicist, said in an email: 'Sadly, I must confirm that Paul did pass away this afternoon in a car accident.'
The actor's official Facebook page was also updated with the message: 'It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide.
He was a passenger in a friend's car, in which both lost their lives. 'We appreciate your patience as we too are stunned and saddened beyond belief by this news.
'Thank you for keeping his family and friends in your prayers during this very difficult time. We will do our best to keep you apprised on where to send condolences. - #TeamPW.'
Walker and co-star Vin Diesel in a scene from
Fast and Furious 6: The deceased star had appeared in all but one of the
highly successful franchise and had recently begun work on the seventh
installment
High powered: The cherry-red Porsche Carrera GT
that Paul Walker died in on Saturday afternoon when his friend
apparently lost control of the vehicle, hitting a light pole
THE OTHER VICTIM: WALKER'S FRIEND AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
The
driver of the car that killed Paul Walker has been identified as former
race car driver Roger Rodas, 38, who was also Walker's financial
adviser.
The pair were friends and had been racing for several years before they began collaborating on Walker's finances.
Rodas had helped Walker establish his Reach Out Worldwide charity, after creating his own foundation to support widows and orphans in his native El Salvador.
Rodas was also the CEO of Always Evolving, the car customization shop where Saturday's charity event had been taking place. Walker was an investor in the business.
It is believed the pair were leaving the event when the crash occurred.
The pair were friends and had been racing for several years before they began collaborating on Walker's finances.
Rodas had helped Walker establish his Reach Out Worldwide charity, after creating his own foundation to support widows and orphans in his native El Salvador.
Rodas was also the CEO of Always Evolving, the car customization shop where Saturday's charity event had been taking place. Walker was an investor in the business.
It is believed the pair were leaving the event when the crash occurred.
One witness, Jim Tort, who was at the event told the NY Daily News, Rodas' eight-year-old son tried to save his dad.
'I ran over afterwards, I was trying to find Roger's son.
'I found out his son had jumped the fence and gone over. He was trying to get his dad out.
Coroner Ed Winters said the bodies were so badly burned they would take days for them to be positively identified.
Witnesses at the crash scene posted a video of the scene on YouTube showing debris from the wreckage while emergency workers cordoned off the area. Photographs also show a burnt out shell of a car.
Friends of the star told a local newspaper they 'went through fire extinguishers' in a futile bid to fight the blaze that engulfed the car after the crash.
Antonio Holmes told the Santa Clarita Signal: 'We all ran around and jumped in cars and grabbed fire extinguishers and immediately went to the vehicle. It was engulfed in flames. There was nothing.
'They were trapped. Employees, friends of the shop. We tried. We tried.'
Holmes added: 'Him and his buddy, his brother in arms at heart just decided to joyride, take a spin. Something we all do. We’re all car enthusiasts...
'We’re all here driving, enjoying each other, and God must’ve needed help.
'When we saw Paul and Roger leave, Paul was the passenger in the vehicle. They both were experienced drivers.
'This was just a tragic accident that happened on a joyride,' said witness Jim Torp of Santa Clarita.
The Sheriff's Department said that speed was a factor in the crash.
Tragic: A sheet covers part of the wreckage in which actor Paul Walker died after the car went up in flames in Santa Clarita
Aftermath: Firefighters attend the scene where
Paul Walker died when the car he was a passenger in crashed into a pole
and a tree
Engulfed: This witness photo shows the Porsche
completely engulfed by flames after the driver lost control, hitting a
pole and killing himself and Paul Walker
Desperate: Bystanders desperately tried to put out the flames with fire extinguishers but the fire was too strong
Crash site: Sheriff deputies work near the
wreckage of the Porsche sports car that crashed into a pole on Hercules
Street near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia
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