Last update:08 November 2024, 6:36 p.m. IST

According to reports, Andre Beadle lost control of a BMW 2023 while driving “at high speed”.

Andre Beadle’s car collided with a metal pole. (Photo credit: Instagram)

A 25-year-old YouTuber and influencer, famous for his drag racing videos, died in a car crash on the Nassau Expressway in Queens, New York on November 6. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said officers responded to a report of a vehicle crash involving Beadle, 25, also known online as 1Stockf30, on the Nassau Expressway in Queens at approximately 1:12 a.m. He was driving a 2023 BMW eastbound “at a high rate of speed” when he lost control of the vehicle.

According to authorities, Beadle’s car collided with a metal pole at night after he made a sharp right turn while driving.

When emergency services arrived on scene, Beadle was rushed to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Highway District’s Collision Investigation Unit continues to investigate the crash.

According to Beadle’s brother, Alico Beadle, this wasn’t the YouTuber’s first accident. Speaking to CBS News, Alico said: “He crashed on a track a few months ago, and then that was a pretty bad accident too. But the barrier gestures and all that, he had a helmet and all that, saved him. But this one, I don’t know.”

“He loved cars. He talked about cars every day. That’s what he does: cars, cars, cars,” the YouTuber’s mother, Everith McCray, told CBS News.

According to Beadle’s Instagram account, her supporters and admirers are invited to gather at Haffen Park in New York on November 8 at 4:30 p.m. for a balloon release in her honor. The post on her account reads: “Bring some balloons and come celebrate life with the young legend and trailblazer.”

According to the tribute, Beadle was “fueled by thrill” and “driven by passion”, with the message adding: “May you find the ultimate piece among the stars.” As the tribute gained attention, fans and supporters flooded the comments with messages of love and condolences for his family.

Beadle, who had around 2,50,000 followers on Instagram and 59,500 subscribers on YouTube, frequently posted videos featuring street racing and his fast car adventures. Some of his videos, which included collaborations with other well-known street racers, featured warnings urging viewers to “obey the rules of the road and drive with caution.”

In a video posted in June, Beadle said he once crashed his BMW while going “170 mph.”