German car manufacturer Porsche spoke out against a wrongful death lawsuit brought forward by Meadow Walker, the 16-year-old daughter of the late actor Paul Walker, reported the BBC. In its statement, the company blamed the deceased "Fast and Furious" franchise star for his own 2013 death after the 2005 Carrera GT he was riding as a passenger in crashed and burned.
"PCNA [Porsche Cars North America] alleges that Mr. Walker knowingly and voluntarily assumed all risk, perils and danger in respect to the use of the subject 2005 Carrera GT," said the company in legal papers obtained by the BBC. "The perils, risk and danger were open and obvious and known to him, and he chose to conduct himself in a manner so as to expose himself to such perils, dangers and risks, thus assuming all the risks involved in using the vehicle."
Walker's friend Roger Rodas was driving the 2005 Carrera GT in Los Angeles Nov. 30, 2013, according to People, when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. The car burst into flames, and both Rodas and Walker died. The LAPD determined that the cause of the crash was speeding at about 80 to 90 miles per hour.
A representative for Meadow released a statement to TMZ and reiterated that Porsche is at fault due to the lack of proper safety features in the car's design.
"It is beyond regrettable that Porsche is trying to deflect its own responsibility by blaming the victim — Paul Walker — for his own death by getting into the passenger seat of its Carrera GT," read the statement.
