WENDOVER, Utah (ABC4) -- A driver trying to set a speed record during a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after losing control of his vehicle, organizers said.

Driver Chris Raschke was treated by medical professionals at the scene, but died from his injuries, according to the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), which organizes the popular land-speed racing event known as “Speed Week.”

Raschke, 60, lost control of the vehicle about two and a half miles into a run. His death is currently under investigation. He was the driver for a vehicle known as the Speed Demon and had worked in motor sports for more than four decades.

ABC4 spoke with Keith Pedersen, SCTA President and Speed Week Race Director, about the incident.

"We lost a racer out here ... W

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