EXCLUSIVE: Paul Walker's student girlfriend, 23, 'broken up' over star's tragic death as daughter struggles to cope with 'horrible' news 
 
 College student Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, 23, and Paul Walker, 40, had been together for seven years 
 
 They had met when she was just 16 and he was 33 
 
 Jasmine was supposedly beginning to become the step-mother to Walker's 15-year-old daughter, Meadow 
 
 Paul Walker’s girlfriend is ‘broken up’ over his death as the couple were hoping for a ‘bright future’ together, MailOnline can reveal. 
 
 
 
 Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, 23, is being comforted by her mother Julie as she struggles to cope with the ‘horrible’ news, relatives said. 
 
 
 
 She has reportedly been dating Walker since 2006 when she was just 16 and he was 33 - but the 17-year age gap has been no barrier to them both finding love. 
 
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 'Broken up': Student Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, 23, is devastated after her boyfriend, actor Paul Walker, was killed in a horrific car accident on Saturday afternoon 
 
 
 
 Jasmine’s presence in Walker’s life may have been one of the reasons why Meadow decided to move in with him earlier this year, having spent her entire childhood with her mother Rebecca McBrain, who lives in Hawaii. 
 
 Meanwhile, a fake Facebook page purporting to belong to Meadow Walker was shut down today. 
 
 
 
 Walker's reps contacted Facebook directly. On the page, the imposter paid tribute to Walker, calling him her 'real life hero'. 
 
 The teenager has not been seen since her terrible loss on Saturday. 
 
 
 
 Walker, now 40, was raised a Mormon in a working class California family, but his good looks - he was once described as a ‘young Steve McQueen’ - meant he was never lacking female attention. 
 
 
 
 He also strayed from the family values his parents instilled in him and when he was 18 faced a felony charge though he has never revealed what it was. The case was reduced to a misdemeanor. 
 
 
 
 When Rebecca got pregnant Walker was 25 but he refused to marry her, claiming that he was not mature enough even though it left him feeling like an ‘evil SOB’. 
 
 Walker met his girlfriend, Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, when he was 33 and she was just 16 
 
 Fans place flowers at the scene of the car crash where actor Paul Walker was killed in the Santa Clarita area of Los Angeles on Sunday 
 
 In one interview Walker said: ‘I knew where I was at with chicks and having fun. I mean, I was sleeping with her (Rebecca’s) friends, for crying out loud. You know what I mean? 
 
 
 
 ‘I was an animal, and so I want to be there and my heart wants to be in it, but the mind just isn't following it’. 
 
 Walker shared custody of Meadow and has claimed that things were good between him and Rebecca. 
 
 
 
 He has said: ‘I love my daughter so much, and I love her mom too. We get along so well as a result of me playing it the way that I did.’ 
 
 

 Paul Walker Crash Cops Investigating Possible Street Race 
 
 Paul Walker Crash -- Cops Investigating Possible Street Race 
 
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 Cops are investigating the possibility thatwas in the middle of a high-speed street race with another car at the time he crashed and died this weekend ... TMZ has learned.Law enforcement sources tell us ... investigators have received tips that Walker and the man driving the Porsche,, had been racing prior to the crash ... and the high speed may have contributed to the wreck that killed both men.Sources say ... the area where the crash occurred has a history of being a popular street racing location.We're told cops are on the hunt for video and witnesses that could prove another car was involved.Story developing ... 

 Paul Walker and his daughter Meadow had been working on their relationship prior to his death. 
 
 A source tells E! News exclusively, Meadow had been living in California with family in recent years to be closer to her dad. 
 
 "Meadow and her dad have gotten closer in the past few years," the source said. "She moved to California and has developed a more meaningful relationship with him." 
 
 That included going to Brazil in the summer of 2012 to spend time with her father while he was filming a movie. 
 
 "Everyone is taking it hard but there has been a large outpouring of love and support for the family," the source continued. 

 Paul Walker Death Car May Have Malfunctioned 
 
 Paul Walker -- Death Car May Have Malfunctioned 
 
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 The exotic sports car in whichviolently died, crashed as a result of mechanical failure -- very possibly a steering fluid leak ... this according to sources closely tied to the auto shop where the vehicle was stored and maintained.Sources connected to Always Evolving -- the shop co-owned by Walker and the Porsche driver-- tell TMZ they saw evidence of a fluid burst and subsequent fluid trail before the skid marks at the accident scene.The AE sources point to the fact there is a noticeable absence of skid marks until just before the point of impact. They say if Roger had lost control the skid marks would show swerving, but instead the marks were in a straight line. They feel this cements the theory the driver didn't have steering control.Also suspicious -- the fire spreading so quickly in the front of the car. The sources say flames would be expected in the rear where the engine is ... but fire in the front reinforces their theory of a fluid leak of some sort. We're told the $500,000 Carrera GT was NOT modified and was driven rarely so they believe any failure must be a factory defect.As one source put it ... "Roger was a world class driver" -- and while he might have been speeding (as cops have said) ... the notion he just lost control is preposterous.
– There's no official word yet on what caused the horrific crash that killed Paul Walker and Roger Rodas, but sources close to Rodas' auto shop tell TMZ they believe a steering fluid leak is to blame. Their evidence: There were no skid marks until right before the point of impact, and the skid marks were straight, indicating Rodas lost steering control just before the crash; and the fire spread quickly in the front of the vehicle—indicating a fluid leak, since typically the rear (where the engine is) would burn more quickly. They also say they saw evidence of a fluid trail leading up to the skid marks. TMZ also reports that the Porsche was acting up and kept stalling as one of Rodas' employees tried to get it back into the shop—and that's why Rodas ended up behind the wheel. Walker jumped in asking for a ride, because he hadn't driven in the car yet. But police are also investigating the possibility that Rodas and Walker were involved in a street race when they crashed, TMZ reports, and Radar says investigators think the car may have been traveling more than 100mph in a 45mph zone. More Walker news: A Facebook message mourning Walker, supposedly written by his 15-year-old daughter, Meadow, made the rounds yesterday in the wake of his death. But Meadow does not have a public social media presence, and the post was by an impostor, TMZ reports. Walker's reps got the page shut down. The real Meadow, who was reportedly nearby at the time of Walker's fatal crash, has not been seen or heard from since his death, the Daily Mail reports. But a friend who was at the scene tells E! that the teen "was in pieces." Also mourning: Walker's girlfriend of seven years, Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, a 23-year-old college student. They met when she was just 16 and Walker was 33. "Paul was a really good guy and Jasmine is broken up by this," says her uncle. "They had their ups and downs but they were together and looking to spend a bright future together." Jasmine was reportedly looking to become Meadow's stepmother; Meadow just recently moved in with her father after having spent most of her childhood with her mom, a former girlfriend of Walker's. A source tells E! Meadow had "gotten closer" to her dad in recent years.