Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died

Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket Saturday. Hughes and Waldo Stakes built a steam-powered rocket with the intent of launching Hughes 5,000 feet into the air. Deputies responded to the fatal rocket crash off highway 247 in Barstow, California, on Saturday afternoon, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. While authorities did not formally identify Hughes, they said a man was pronounced dead after a rocket crashed in the open desert during a launch event. A sheriff's aviation unit is investigating.