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"Paul Walker, the 40-year-old star of The Fast and the Furious franchise and Varsity Blues, died in a car crash in California this Saturday. He was seen getting into a Porsche with his friend Roger Rodas, who authorities believe was driving. Both men were killed when the car smashed into a light pole and erupted in flames. &amp;quot;We lost a spirit,&amp;quot; said Paul Walker III, the actor&amp;#039;s father. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m devastated.&amp;quot; Officials were tipped off that the Porsche had been drag racing another car, but later found that there was no other vehicle involved. &amp;quot;They are focusing on speed as the cause of the accident,&amp;quot; said Richard Pena of the Sheriff&amp;#039;s Headquarters Bureau. &amp;quot;It should take them a couple of days to reconstruct the accident.&amp;quot; Both men&amp;#039;s bodies were badly burned in the wreck. An L.A. county coroner spokesperson says that they are awaiting dental records to make an official identification. The results of Walker&amp;#039;s autopsy may be released today. The car Walker and Rodas died in was a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT. &amp;quot;You really need to know what you&amp;#039;re doing when you drive them,&amp;quot; said Todd Trimble, an exotic car mechanic. &amp;quot;And a lot of people are learning the hard way.&amp;quot; Walker left behind a teenage daughter, Meadow. Before he died, he talked about their relationship in an interview with GQ U.K. &amp;quot;My daughter now lives with me full time and my original plan was to work up until I was 40 then reassess my life,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I thought at this point I would need to be home with her, but she wants me to keep acting so she can travel around the world with me. Would that be so bad?&amp;quot; Our thoughts go out to the families and friends of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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