His sad girlfriend tells him about a drag racer who died in a terrible car accident after appearing on a popular reality TV show.
Nathan Schaldach, who plays Cali Nate on the Discovery series Street Outlaws, crashed on Saturday night in southwest Texas.
His girlfriend Courtney Paulshock confirmed his death and called him her “soul mate” in a heartbreaking Facebook post.
“I’m not complete.” She wrote, “I’m completely shocked,” on Sunday.
“My heart feels like it’s breaking.”
This happened while Schaldach was racing at Eagle Pass, about two hours west of San Antonio, according to Paulshock.
His friends helped him get to the hospital, but they were unable to save his life.
Paulshock asserted that she was unwilling to divulge any additional information about the cause of the Schaldach crash or the circumstances leading up to it.
“Seeing his mom and sister again made him so happy,” his girlfriend said.
“He followed his passions outside.”
“It was truly a blessing to know the kind of love that Nathan showed me every day.”
The television show Street Outlaws: Fastest in America, which followed eight drag racing teams as they competed for a $100,000 prize, featured Schaldach in its fourth season.
Last May, his season came to an end.
The current program was inspired by the original Street Outlaws, which featured crazy street racers who risked their lives to compete.
Two cars compete against one another on a short, straight track in drag racing.
Although professional sports are generally safe, most jurisdictions have banned street racing because it is so deadly.
Ryan Fellows, an actor on the show, died in a car accident in 2022 while filming Street Outlaws. Schaldach died shortly thereafter.
During a race in Las Vegas, the driver’s vehicle overturned and caught fire. A Discovery representative said the network was devastated by the loss.
To learn more about Nate’s collision, the U.S. Sun has reached out to Texas police.
“Never fall in love again.”
Following his untimely death, Schaldach’s friends and admirers posted their condolences and sorrows online.
According to Schaldach’s friend Chris Frank, he hardly slept at all after hearing the terrible news.
In a Facebook video, Frank was heard saying, “Those of you who were friends with him loved him, and those of you who raced him feared him.”
Every race is risky, and we are all aware that any ride could be our last.
“Nate was one of the last true racers who truly loved and understood the sport.”
Paulshock assured Schaldach that she would love him forever in one of his most heartbreaking farewell emails.
He texted his girlfriend, saying, “Garth told me to tell you I love you very much just in case tomorrow never comes.” This was the driver’s last race ever.
“Please wake me up from this nightmare,” Paulshock continued beneath a screen grab of the text exchange.
Later that same day, she also shared the song “I’ll Never Love Again” by Lady Gaga, which is featured in the movie A Star Is Born.