Roger Rodas

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Date of Birth:: October 31, 1975

Bio:
Roger Rodas (born October 31, 1975 in El Salvador) was a race car driver and co-founder of Always Evolving, an auto parts business, from El Salvador. He started Always Evolving with actor Paul Walker. Roger was also Managing Director, Wealth Advisor for Merril Lynch Wealth. He was named one of “America’s Top 1000 Advisors” from 2010-2012 by Barron’s. Roger spent his early racing career driving Porsche GT3 Cup race cars in the Porsche Owner’s Club. He then moved on to racing in the Pirelli Porsche Driver’s Cup series, where he took two first place finishes in 2012. On Nov. 30, 2013, Roger was driving with Paul Walker when their car struck a tree and burst into flames. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Best Known For:
Roger Rodas is best known for co-founding Always Evolving with Paul Walker, and tragically perishing with the actor in a violent car accident in Nov. 2013.

Personal Life:
Roger Rodas was married to Kristine Rodas, 38. They had two children together.

Latest Roger Rodas

Paul Walker Dead On Arrival

Paul Walker First Responders Audio Released: He’s ‘DOA’

So terrible. By the time that first responders arrived on the scene of Paul and Roger Rodas’ horrific car crash on Nov. 30, they were immediately pronounced ‘dead on arrival’ on the 911 audio dispatch recording obtained by TMZ.
Paul Walker may have tried to escape the Porsche that he was trapped in after it crashed in Santa Clarita, Calif., but sadly, he died of traumatic and thermal injuries before firefighters arrived three minutes after a 911 call was made, TMZ reports. According to the recording, they reported that there were “two fatalities” at the crash site — Paul and the driver, Roger Rodas, 38, who died of “multiple traumatic injuries.”

December 6, 2013

Paul Walker Escape Car Crash — Paul Walker (Courtesy Of Universal Studios)

Paul Walker: May Have Tried Desperate Escape From Burning Car

The news on Paul Walker’s death just keeps getting more devastating. Paul may have tried to escape the Porsche he was trapped in before it exploded, since video footage of the crash detects an image in the car moving after the accident, according to TMZ.
How terrible. Paul Walker‘s last moments after his car crashed in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Nov. 30 were captured by security cameras across the street and a passerby. The car didn’t show any smoke rising from it immediately after the accident in the security video, suggesting that Paul was burned alive. However, the video taken by a passerby may now reveal that Paul tried to escape the burning vehicle seconds before it burst into flames.

December 5, 2013

Paul Walker Trapped Car Crash

Paul Walker Burned Alive — Footage Reveals He Was Trapped After Crash

The news on Paul Walker’s death just keeps getting more and more horrifying. CNN is reporting that Paul was trapped in the Porsche Carerra GT for up to a minute before it burst into flames, engulfing Paul and his friend Roger Rodas on Nov. 30. Were they both tragically burned alive?
How terrible. Paul Walker’s last moments after his car crashed in Santa Clarita, Calif. were captured by security cameras across the street — but the car didn’t show any smoke rising from it immediately after the accident, suggesting that Paul and the driver, Roger Rodas, were burned alive. The disturbing video doesn’t show the actual crash, but shows the explosion one minute after the car hits a tree and light pole. Read on to find out Paul and Roger’s autopsy results.

December 4, 2013

Paul Walker Family Angry — Paul Walker & Family (Courtesy Photo)

Paul Walker’s Family: Why They’re Not Blaming Roger Rodas For Crash

Paul’s family is devastated after he died in a fiery car crash on Nov. 30 — but they’re not blaming his friend Roger for the late actor’s death. Even though Roger was driving the car that crashed, Paul’s family believes that laying blame ‘would be the worst way to honor Paul’s memory,’ a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY.
Paul Walker’s family — including his 15-year-old daughter, Meadow Walker — is absolutely grief-stricken by his death. But they can see clearly enough to realize that “pointing fingers” at Paul’s dear friend and business partner Roger Rodas — who was also a father — “isn’t going to bring Paul back,” a source tells HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. Read on for all the details.

December 3, 2013

Roger Rodas Paul Walker Crash Driver

Paul Walker: Driver Revealed In Fatal Car Accident

Paul and one other person perished in a fiery car crash and subsequent explosion on Nov. 30. That other passenger, who was driving the Porsche GT, has now been revealed to be Roger Rodas, a close friend and driving buddy of Paul’s.
Less than 24 hours after Paul Walker, 40, lost his life in a violent car accident in Santa Clarita, Calif., the man who was driving the vehicle has been revealed. His name was Roger Rodas, a former race car driver and a business partner of Paul.

December 1, 2013