BURNS, Ore. -- Jet-car speed racer Jessi Combs has died in a crash in Oregon's Alvord Desert while trying to break a speed record.
The Harney County Sheriff's Office confirmed Wednesday that Combs died in a crash in a dry lake bed on Tuesday. Sheriff's Lt. Brian Needham says the cause of the accident is under investigation.
According to Car and Driver, the 36-year-old Combs is widely known in racing circles as the "fastest woman on four wheels'' and broke a record in 2013 with a run of 393 mph (632 kph).
The Long Beach, California, resident said on Instagram on Sunday that she wanted to break 512 mph (823 kph).