The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department issued a traffic advisory urging drivers to avoid the area because of the large number of people.
“The area where the crash occurred is not compatible with the large number of cars or people expected Sunday,” the traffic advisory said.
More than 7,600 people RSVP’d on Facebook to attend the gathering, organizers said.
Walker, 40, and Rodas, 38, were killed last Saturday in a fiery car crash outside a business park in the 28300 block of Rye Canyon Loop (map).
Their bodies were located inside the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT and they pronounced dead at the scene after Los Angeles County firefighters extinguished the fire, authorities said.
The high-performance vehicle apparently struck a tree and a concrete light pole before erupting in flames.
Walker and Rodas were identified via dental records, according a statement issued Wednesday by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
Rodas, the driver of the car, died of multiple traumatic injuries, according to the statement.
Walker succumbed to the combined effects of thermal and traumatic injuries.
The two “died within seconds” of the collision, coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said.
Their deaths were officially ruled an accident, coroner’s officials said.
Sunday’s memorial tribute to the pair was scheduled to take place at the scene of the crash from 12 to 5 p.m., where a makeshift memorial has continued to grow over the past week.
Fans began arriving in Southern California Saturday night from around the country.
“I have heard people coming from Texas, already from last night and a couple of other buddies came from the Bay Area,” Cody Oldham, who drove from Visalia, told KTLA 5.
Oldham said he was a long-time Walker fan. “He’s an inspiration. He’s a hero to everybody out here.”
The Sheriff’s Department said it planned to alter traffic in the area starting at 10 a.m. to accommodate the large crowds.
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