Professional driver and TV host Jessi Combs has died after crashing her jet-powered car while trying to break her own land speed record.
The 39-year-old was killed in the crash on Tuesday at about 4pm on a dry bed lake in Alvord Desert in Oregon.
Combs, dubbed the fastest woman on four wheels, was trying to beat her land speed record of 398 miles per hour at the time.
The TV personality has held the record since 2013.
She managed to hit 483 miles per hour in a 2016 attempt but it ended prematurely due to mechanical issue.
Just days before her death, Combs had posted on Instagram acknowledging her quest to break 512mph.
‘It may seem a little crazy to walk directly into the line of fire… those who are willing, are those who achieve great things. People say I’m crazy. I say thank you,’ she wrote, adding the hashtags #gottabreak512 #aimingfor619. s.
