'Fastest Woman On Four Wheels' Jessi Combs Killed In Jet-Car Crash
by Jason Torchinsky on Jalopnik, shared by Barry Petc from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4P4EC)
Yesterday, while attempting to beat her own land speed record, the 52,000 horsepower jet-powered car driven by racer, fabricator, and television personality Jessi Combs crashed in the Alvord Desert in Oregon, killing her, as local news reports. Combs was 39 years old and held the title of "fastest woman on four"