Paul Walker death investigation: Police rule out second vehicle, focus on speed

Investigators have been unable to find evidence of a second car in the accident that killed popular “Fast & Furious” actor Paul Walker on Saturday, a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s spokesman said Monday.
The probe now centers on the speed of the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, driven by Walker’s racing team partner, the spokesman told CNN.

Earlier, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Cohen told CNN that authorities received a tip Sunday suggesting that another car was at the scene racing the Porsche when it slammed into a light pole and burst into flames.
But investigators have since ruled out the presence of a second vehicle and the theory that the Porsche was drag racing, a spokesman said Monday afternoon.
Speed was a factor in the crash, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said. A 45 mph speed limit sign was attached to the light pole knocked down by the Porsche.
The car, which sold for $450,000 when new, is a notoriously difficult vehicle to handle, even for professional drivers, according to Autoweek magazine. A top driver called it “scary,” the magazine reported Sunday. It is powered by a V-10, 610-hp engine.