SEBRING, Fla. -- A 24-year-old jet dragster racer died Thursday night when she was hit by a piece of debris after her car struck a timing device, the Highlands County Sheriff's Office said.
Katarina "Kat" Moller was doing an exhibition run around 8 p.m. at Sebring International Raceway, 113 Midway Drive, when the car drifted toward the center line. As it crossed the line, the car hit the device.
A parachute meant to slow the vehicle also deployed, the sheriff's office said.
The vehicle then drifted right, scraping the right barrier wall before stopping.
Moller was declared dead at the scene.
An autopsy has yet to determine the official cause of death, but the sheriff's office said Moller died after a piece of debris hit her helmet.
If you have any information related to this incident or video of the incident, contact Detective Chris Cloud by email at detectives@highlandssheriff.org or 863-402-7250.
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