Laswell died after sustaining injuries during a live stunt in front of a crowd of spectators, while attempting to carry out a dangerous motorcycle jump in Mesquite, Nevada.

He then spent several years working for the Globe of death circus, where he performed a variety of motorcycle stunts never before attempted.

In January 1992, at the Vacation Village hotel, Laswell established the world's highest motorcycle ramp-to-ramp aerial jump.

[3] On Sunday, March 10, 1996, outside the Oasis hotel and casino in Mesquite, Nevada, Laswell attempted to jump over a 38-foot-high (12 m) pedestrian bridge by driving up a steep ramp on a Honda CR500 motorcycle.

Paramedics took Laswell back toward Las Vegas in an ambulance, meeting a Flight for Life helicopter next to the highway for a transfer.

Others said he was determined to carry out the jump to avoid disappointing a crowd of thousands that had gathered to watch him, as well as movie crews who were filming the scene.

[13] Footage of the fatal stunt was caught on video camera by movie crews who were filming the event live.