With all due respect to the late actor Paul Walker and his family, we are all watching the drama surrounding his death continue as the third lawsuit has been filed against Porsche over the tragic accident that took the lives of both Walker and Roger Rodas. It’s a shame to lose a family member like this, and our hearts go out to the family.

It is difficult to believe that a car traveling the posted speed limit (45 MPH) could sustain this much damage.

This past Wednesday, Walker’s father has filed the third lawsuit against the manufacturer, claiming that Porsche is to blame for the actor’s death. His lawsuit makes claims similar to the Rodas family lawsuit, as well as the lawsuit filed by Walker’s teenage daughter, Meadow. In his lawsuit, Walker’s father, says that the manufacturer failed to provide safety systems that could have saved his son’s life.

Porsche has stated, repeatedly, that Rodas and Walker were both aware of what they were doing when they got into the Carrera GT that Rodas was driving. The car, according to Porsche, had been modified and was exceeding the safe, posted speed limit on that road in a Santa Clarita business park. While claims were initially that a mechanical failure was the cause of the accident, it was determined by investigators on the scene that excessive speed was to blame for the accident.

Paul Walker and Roger Rodas were business partners, and both loved the cars they drove and raced.

This accident and the pending lawsuits trigger a reaction in the automotive community. Because the claims regarding the speed of the Porsche at the time of impact have been estimated at double the posted speed limit, most of us would conclude that excessive speed was to blame. According to a report found on CNN’s news site, a family investigator now claims the car was traveling at or possibly below the posted speed limit.

Given the amount of damage, and the fact that the car struck one utility pole and three trees, and burst into flames, it’s hard to believe that the car could have been traveling at the posted speed limit. Damage to the car and the occupants would suggest a greater speed than what family investigators are claiming.

With the third lawsuit now filed against the automobile manufacturer, it’s saddening to see that the families feel that the car, and not the driver, are to blame for this accident. Not being at the scene and witnessing the accident firsthand, it’s not something that I, or anyone else absent from the scene, can honestly comment on. Right now it’s all up to speculation, but that doesn’t stop people from commenting or having an opinion about what truly happened.

If Porsche is found liable, do you feel that would open up a can of worms for anyone else driving above posted speed limits when they lose control of their vehicle? What do you think – should the families let both Rodas and Walker rest in peace, or do you feel that there is merit in the claim against Porsche? Tell us in the comments section below.