Paul Walker's crash site

Crash Site Location Valencia, California

This is the site where Paul Walker died in a car crash.

It is located at 28385 Constellation Road in Valencia, California.

At around 3:30 p.m. on November 30th, 2013, the Hollywood actor and his friend Roger Rodas were driving along this street in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT when the vehicle spun out of control.

The car struck a lamp post and two trees before bursting into flames.

This Google Street View image of Hercules Street was taken in November 2020. The speed limit was 45 mph. However, the pair were traveling between 80 and 93 mph.

The Los Angeles County coroner ruled that Walker died due to the combined effects of the impact and the resulting fire.

This Google Street View image was captured in 2011, roughly two years before the accident. The Porsche struck the tree that we have circled in red. To the right of the tree, you can see an exposed pipe near the ground (blue circle). Internet users initially speculated that this pipe belonged to a gas line. However, a representative from the utility company, SoCalGas, confirmed that it was just a water line.

Investigators determined that the vehicle was driving nearly twice the speed limit. Furthermore, it was fitted with two nine-year-old tires. Although the mileage on the car was low, it is possible that the tires had become overcured and hard over time.

Lamp post — The car hit a concrete lamp post before crashing into a tree. The tree in question is no longer present at the site. It has since been replaced by a large shrub.

That day, the pair were attending a charity event called Winter Drive at 28309 Constellation Road. Winter Drive was marketed as an "automotive event" and toy drive. Walker's charity, Reach Out Worldwide, was one of the main organizers.

At approximately 3.20 p.m., Walker and Rodas decided to take the Porsche for a test drive. The vehicle was owned by Rodas' racing store, which had purchased it in the spring of 2013.

After heading west along Constellation Road, the pair turned right and continued northbound on Kelly Johnson Parkway.

Paul Walker crash map — The route that they took.

It appears as though Rodas lost control of the Porsche shortly after they turned onto Hercules Street.

Crash site — Walker and Rodas were longtime friends. Rodas was a financial planner who managed the wealth management department for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He was also the owner of a racing shop in Los Angeles.

Car experts have said that the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT can be difficult to drive because it lacks electronic stability control. This, coupled with the old tires, may have played a role in the crash.