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Biography
Joi Harris, also known professionally as S. J. Harris (1977 – August 14, 2017) of Brooklyn, New York, United States, was an American motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman. She was the first African American woman licensed as a motorcycle road racer, racing professionally since 2014, while beginning motorcycling in 2009. She was killed while filming a motorcycle stunt, doubling as "Domino" on the set of Deadpool 2, when the bike she was driving crashed into Shaw Tower.
Racing career
Harris promoted road racing to women and also the African American community. She learned how to ride a motorcycle in 2009. She started racing in 2012. She gained her racing license in 2013. She started racing professionally in 2014, becoming the first African American woman to do so, in motorcycle road racing. She then set up her own racing team, Threader Racing, racing as #24.
In 2017, she raced in the NJMP and SPR classes on the CCS circuit of ASRA. She had a win on the 2017 circuit.
Stunt career
Harris was on her first shoot as a stuntwoman, for Deadpool 2, in 2017.
Death
Harris was riding without a helmet in downtown Vancouver, when she lost control of her bike, hit a curb, and was catapulted into Shaw Tower. She had been doubling for actress Zazie Beetz, playing Domino in Deadpool 2. She died on the scene. At the time of her death, on August 14, she was 40 years old. This marked the second death of a stuntperformer in North America for the month of August 2017.