Paul Walker died as a result of speeding and not mechanical
problems.A source connected with the CHP -- which did the speed analysis
-- tells TMZ ... Roger Rodas, the driver, was going between 80 and 93
MPH when he lost control going around a curve and crashed.The Associated
Press quotes a source from the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. -- the
agency that conducted the mechanics analysis -- who says the crash was
NOT the result of mechanical failure. Speed was the trigger for the
fatal accident.Investigators also noted the tires were 9 years old.
Shortly after Paul died ... law enforcement sources told us they were
the original tires on the car and they had hardened ... which means it
lost traction on the road.TMZ broke a story in December ... Porsche had
issued a memo to its dealers 9 years ago warning them the 2004 Porsche
Carrera GT could be dangerous to an untrained driver. The memo says the
road surfaces need to be smooth, like a race track. The car is so
sensitive, the memo says, "This vehicle cannot drive over a Foster beer
can that is lying on its side."Investigators say there was no evidence a
second car was involved in the collision. They also said an
after-market exhaust system had been installed, which would have
increased the engine's horsepower. According to investigators, the
coroner's office determined neither Walker nor Rodas had alcohol or
drugs in his system at the time of the crash.TMZ broke the story ...
Walker and Roger Rodas died Nov. 30 from a combination of the impact and
fire.During the investigation, German Porsche mechanics flew to L.A. to
examine the car .... analyzing the Carrera GT's brakes, engine, body
and a tire that wasn't destroyed in the fire.
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