First Published: December 1, 2013 2:31 PM EST Credit: Getty Images
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 
Caption Paul Walker attends the ‘Fast & Furious 5’ photocall at the Hassler Hotel on April 29, 2011 in Rome, ItalyDetails continue to emerge about the fiery car crash that killed “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker and one other person.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says speed was a factor in the one-car crash in the community of Valencia. Deputies found a red Porsche engulfed in flames when they arrived Saturday afternoon.
Walker’s publicist said Sunday the other person in the car was Roger Rodas, a friend of Walker’s who owned a sport car dealership.
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Walker’s publicist said the actor was the passenger, though the sheriff’s department did not confirm that.
The Porsche crashed into a light pole and tree and burst into flames. The downed light pole had a speed limit sign of 45 mph.
Walker was in Valencia for a fundraiser benefiting victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines.
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