Fitzsimmons, author of a NY Times article on Paul Walker, stated, “speed was a factor in the accident,” which is popularly, said the cause of the accident (1). However, most that did not know Walker personally would say that he was racing since the accident took place in a perfect drift road. Some would think of this accident as ironic because The Fast and the Furious movies were about racing and top speeds and the car he was in was going at top speeds. In the New York Daily News, author Nancy Dillon wrote about how the Porsche was going more than 100 miles per hour. The police at the crash believed that “Rodas, 38, was driving approximately 100 mph when he lost control” (6). With how the crash site looked after the accident, this information is believable. However, in another article by LA Times that was published almost four months later, it was said that the widow of Rodas filed a lawsuit that the car was going 55 mph rather than over 100. Both articles explained the accident the way it happened, but have a hard time finding the speed at the time of the
Fitzsimmons, author of a NY Times article on Paul Walker, stated, “speed was a factor in the accident,” which is popularly, said the cause of the accident (1). However, most that did not know Walker personally would say that he was racing since the accident took place in a perfect drift road. Some would think of this accident as ironic because The Fast and the Furious movies were about racing and top speeds and the car he was in was going at top speeds. In the New York Daily News, author Nancy Dillon wrote about how the Porsche was going more than 100 miles per hour. The police at the crash believed that “Rodas, 38, was driving approximately 100 mph when he lost control” (6). With how the crash site looked after the accident, this information is believable. However, in another article by LA Times that was published almost four months later, it was said that the widow of Rodas filed a lawsuit that the car was going 55 mph rather than over 100. Both articles explained the accident the way it happened, but have a hard time finding the speed at the time of the