A New York-based car influencer and YouTuber died Wednesday morning when he crashed his tricked-out BMW during a street race on a Queens freeway in front of horrified witnesses.
Andre Beadle, a Bronx native known as 1Stockf30 on social media, was driving eastbound on the Nassau Expressway near JFK Airport at a “high speed” just after 1 a.m. when he lost control and crashed into a utility pole. The New York Police Department said there was a collision. post.
Beadle, 25, was flying down the road in the left lane when he suddenly crossed the road and crashed onto the right shoulder, hitting a metal pole.
The influencer, who has over 233,000 followers on Instagram, was ejected from her purple 2023 BMW M240.
Police said paramedics rushed Beadle to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Video posted on social media showed the moment the Beadle lost control and ran off the road, causing frightened bystanders to run towards the destroyed car.
According to a video from Citizen Up, police officers can be seen inspecting tires and other debris at the scene of the accident under the overpass, while traffic was backed up.
Mr Beadle, who had 58,700 subscribers on YouTube, boasted about his car's hair-raising speeds just two weeks before his death.
The car went from 60 mph to 160 mph in 3.08 seconds, and from 160 mph to 150 mph in 2.97 seconds, the video posted. His Instagram showed us.
The post was captioned: “It's a BMW.”
A few hours before his death, Beadle published the following document: Video to YouTube A photo of him and his friends working on a now-defunct vehicle at a car factory.
His final video came to an eerie conclusion as the BMW was recorded driving west on the Nassau Expressway toward the final accident scene.
Fans paid tribute to the daredevil on social media.
“The car scene lost a young king. You put New York City back on the map in a positive light. You gave our scene the respect it needed. Known for stupid takeovers. You have earned the respect of many and that will live on as your legacy. Rest assured, you will never be forgotten.”
“Still can't believe this man. The world will miss you, you made a huge impact, peace,” another wrote.
“This man had so much to share with the world. We have lost a legend,” a third read.
A celebration of Beadle's life is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Haffen Park in the Bronx, and his family encouraged mourners to bring balloons in his honor.
An investigation into the crash by the New York City Police Department's Highway District Collision Investigation Unit was still open as of Thursday morning.
