A driver trying to set a land speed record at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his “Speed Demon” rocket-like vehicle when he reached a staggering 283 mph.
Chris Raschke, 60, crashed his streamliner — a narrow, aerodynamic car designed to reach high speeds — about two and a half miles into a run, organizers said.
It wasn’t immediately clear what speed the veteran driver was aiming for.
