Alex Harvill's Fatal Stunt Crash @ Moses Lake 2021
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Alex Harvill (September 11, 1992 – June 17, 2021) was an American motocross racer and stunt performer. On May 12, 2012, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest ramp-to-dirt motorcycle jump at 425 feet (129.54 m). On July 6, 2013, he set a Guinness World Record for the longest dirt-to-dirt motorcycle jump at 297.55 feet (90.69 m).
On June 17, 2021, Harvill was scheduled to perform a ramp jump at the Moses Lake Airshow, being held at Grant County International Airport in Washington, in an attempt to break a 351-foot (107 m) record set by Australian biker Robbie Maddison in 2008. This jump would have been equivalent to the length of an American football field from goalpost to goalpost. On a practice jump, Harvill crashed into the top edge of the dirt landing ramp and was thrown from his bike, flying 20 feet (6.1 m) and losing his helmet. The accident was filmed by a news crew from KREM in Spokane, Washington, which did not broadcast footage of the crash out of respect. Medical personnel were standing by due to the dangerous nature of the stunt; an emergency medical technician reached Harvill about two and a half minutes after the crash. Harvill died en route to a hospital.
R.I.P
On June 17, 2021, Harvill was scheduled to perform a ramp jump at the Moses Lake Airshow, being held at Grant County International Airport in Washington, in an attempt to break a 351-foot (107 m) record set by Australian biker Robbie Maddison in 2008. This jump would have been equivalent to the length of an American football field from goalpost to goalpost. On a practice jump, Harvill crashed into the top edge of the dirt landing ramp and was thrown from his bike, flying 20 feet (6.1 m) and losing his helmet. The accident was filmed by a news crew from KREM in Spokane, Washington, which did not broadcast footage of the crash out of respect. Medical personnel were standing by due to the dangerous nature of the stunt; an emergency medical technician reached Harvill about two and a half minutes after the crash. Harvill died en route to a hospital.
R.I.P