In September, Paul Walker's daughter, 16-year-old Meadow Walker, sued Porsche for the wrongful death of his father.
In her lawsuit, Meadow asserted that the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT that his father was riding in when he died is bedecked with defects, particularly the lack proper safety features that's apt for extremely fast cars.
Her case listed poor stability control system, defective seat belt, inadequate fuel lines, and insufficient door supports, as the flaws of the luxury car. She claimed that these flaws played a big part in the death of her father and his friend. In addition, Meadow's camp claims that at the time of the accident, the Porsche wasn't running at the fast speed like what investigators believe.
Likewise, it was mentioned in the documents that even if Porsche "knows that the Carrera GT had a history of instability and control issues." Such feature is meant to give protection against swerving actions integral in hyper-sensitive cars like the Carrera.
Now, two months after she filed the case, Porsche finally breaks their silence and responded to the allegations. However, in the tone of their statements, it seems that the company is ready to fight back.
The company firmly stated that Paul was partly to be blame for his own death.
And according to PEOPLE, in the documents which they had exclusively obtained, the car-maker "alleges that Mr. Walker knowingly and voluntarily assumed all risk, perils and danger in respect to the use of the subject 2005 Carrera GT, that the perils, risk and dangers were open and obvious and known to him, and that he chose to conduct himself in a manner as to expose himself to such perils, dangers and risks, thus assuming all the risks involved in using the vehicle."
Porsche added that the actor is "a knowledgeable and sophisticated user of the 2005 Carrera GT," and that the vehicle "was altered, misused and improperly maintained, and this caused or contributed to the incident and to Mr. Walker's death."
This argument is clearly trying to point out that Walker is very much aware of the risks in riding the Carrera GT, and because it was also misused and not maintained as it should be, it led to the death of the ‘Fast and the Furious' star.
After Porsche issued its response to the legal dispute, Meadow's spokesperson told TMZ, "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. Contrary to Porsche's assertions, the facts are clear: Paul was the passenger in a car that was not designed to protect its occupants, in a crash on a dry, empty straightaway in broad daylight and at speeds well below the vehicle's advertised capabilities."
Finally, the spokesperson reiterated that if Porsche installed the right safety features in their cars, Paul Walker would not have died but filming 'Fast and Furious 8' and Meadow would still have his dad by her side to this day.
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