The father of former Fast and the Furious star Paul Walker is suing German auto manufacturer Porsche for wrongful death and negligence in the car crash that claimed the lives of his son and his friend Roger Rodas.
Walker's father, who is the overseer of his late son's estate, claimed in the suit that the 2005 Porsche Carerra GT his son and Rodas were riding lacked safety features that could have saved their lives.
Rodas, who was driving the vehicle with Walker in the passenger seat, lost control of the car and crashed into tree along Hercules St. in Santa Clarita California.
Porsche has yet to issue a response to Mr. Walker's suit.
In September, Walker's daughter Meadow filed a similar claim against the car maker.
According to the document of Meadow Walker's suit, which was obtained by Entertainment Weekly, the vehicle "lacked safety features that are found on well-designed racing cars or even Porsche's least expensive road cars - features that could have prevented the accident or, at a minimum, allowed Paul Walker to survive the crash."
The suit cited the omission of the electronic stability control system as a key factor that lead to the crash. The device " is specifically designed to protect against the swerving actions inherent in hyper-sensitive vehicles of this type," says the document.
"The bottom line is that the Porsche Carrera GT is a dangerous car," Said Jeff Milliam, Meadow Walker's Attorney. And we shouldn't be without Paul Walker or his friend, Roger Rodas."
In response to Meadow Walker's claims, Porsche issued this seven page defense. It states that Walker "knowingly and voluntarily assumed all risk, perils, and danger" when he used the vehicle.
Rodas' wife Kristin also launched a similar suit against Porsche in 2014.
