Race organisers at Utah's famed Bonneville Salt Flats have confirmed that a veteran driver died in a 283mph (455km/h) crash while trying to break the land speed record.

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS, Utah — Chris Raschke, who was attempting to break a speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats, has ...

Chris Raschke tragically died Sunday after he lost control of his vehicle while reportedly traveling 283 mph while attempting ...

Raschke, 60, was piloting the Speed Demon during a run at the annual Speed Week event when he lost control of the vehicle ...

For decades, people have used the flat, glasslike surface at Bonneville Salt Flats to set speed records sometimes topping 400 mph.

Veteran high-speed driver Chris Raschke has died after losing control of his vehicle while driving at nearly 300 mph at an ...

A land speed racer competing at Utah's Salt Flats died Aug. 3 while attempting a speed record, event organizers said.

A 60-year-old professional driver died while attempting to set a land speed record during "Speed Week" at Bonneville Salt ...

A driver going 283 mph trying to set a land speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after he lost control of his rocket-like vehicle called the Speed Demon ...

Chris Raschke, 60, was reportedly piloting the Speed Demon 3 at nearly 300 mph when he lost control of the specially designed ...