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Info :Jessi Combs, a professional speed racer who was attempting to break the world land-speed record, died Tuesday in a crash on the Alvord Desert.
The Harney County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Combs’ death in the southeast Oregon desert.
Combs, who was the lead driver of the North American Eagle racing team, had a fleet of emergency responders on scene but she died on the desert. Law enforcement officers received a call about the crash at 4 p.m. according to Lt. Brian Needham. The desert is 90 miles away from Burns, where deputies are based.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Officials said the race team was using a roughly 5-mile long section of the desert in an attempt to set a land speed record. The group’s stated goal is to break the land speed record of 763 miles per hour, which was set on Nevada’s Black Rock Desert in 1997.
Needham said the desert is a popular speed racing area, but he was unaware of a death there in his 23 years working for the local law enforcement agency. He called the crash a tragedy.
“The race team is attempting to recover the onboard computers for us,” Needham said. The medical examiner’s office hasn’t released a cause of death, he said.
According to North American Eagle’s Facebook page, as of last year, the race team had made more than 57 attempts to break the land speed record and had hit a top speed of 515 miles per hour.
The racing team declined an interview request but confirmed Combs’ death.
The family issued a statement Wednesday saying the 39-year-old was known for “her bright smile, positivity, and tenacious pursuit of the fulfillment of her dreams.”
“Her drive was infectious, and she served as a role model for young girls, and women around the world,” the family said in a statement provided to Jalopnik and The Oregonian/OregonLive. “People that loved her and followed her became family, all bonded together by adventure and passion. Her fans adored her, and she lived to inspire them. Jessi’s most notable dream was to become the fastest woman on Earth, a dream she had been chasing since 2012. Combs was one of the rare dreamers with the bravery to turn those possibilities into reality, and she left this earth driving faster than any other woman in history.”
“Surrounded by her family and friends at the time of her passing, Jessi lived fearlessly and her legacy lives on in the countless lives she touched,” they wrote.
Her boyfriend, Terry Madden, posted on Instagram that he was with Combs when she died and that the racing team did everything they could to save her. “She was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know,” he wrote.
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