'If one day speed kills me, do not cry because I was smiling' -Paul Walker

Monday Morning, I scanned through Facebook account and there it was, my friend Chukwuma Kalu's status 'Paul Walker is dead'. Like many people I came across Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner in Fast and Furious. I was on a Virgin Atlantic flight to London where I would spend the next 7 years of my life. The movie captured my imagination and I was a big fan of the franchise watching the last with a very vocal Nigerian crowd at Silverbird Cinema.

Because of his starring role in movies all about speed it was easy to conclude he was to blame for his death as he died in a car crash. Until I heard he was the passenger. Now I heard the car might have been involved in a drag race. Whatever the case, we've lost a great talent. I feel I lost someone I knew, when you've followed someone's work since 2001, they almost becomes part of moments that define a periods of our lives. I love cars, from American muscle to Italian beauties but I'm a self confessed slow driver. My excuse is that it's better to be late than to be the late. Details about Paul's death are sketchy but one fact is clear, speed was a factor.

We've lost Paul, but in his death Paul sends us a message: Speed kills. We've lost too many loved ones to speed. As a passenger your life is literally in the driver's hands. Insist on a little caution. We'll miss you Paul and thanks for the joy you brought to millions of lives across the world. You lived. RIP.