Paul Walker died at the age of 40 Saturday, after he lost his life in a car accident. Paul was killed after Porsche GT driven by his friend crashed into pole. According to the statement put out by Walker's team and also posted on Facebook, the actor was attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide. He was a passenger in a friend's car.
According to witnesses, the red Porsche Carrera GT carrying Walker and his friend lost control and slammed into a tree and then a light pole. Walker, an unapologetic car lover, had been participating in the "Winter Drive" for Reach Out Worldwide, a toy drive and car meet charity event for disadvantaged children. Walker was also involved in humanitarian efforts in Chile and Haiti after the devastating earthquakes in both countries.
Walker started his career as a child actor, starring in commercials and going on to play Jeremy Beatty in the television series Throb when he was 13.
Aside from the hit Fast and the Furious film franchise, he went on to star in the likes of Varsity Blues, Into the Blue, Takers and many more notable movies.
High powered: A Porsche Carrera GT like the one Paul Walker died in this afternoon when his friend apparently lost control of the vehicle, hitting a light pole
