By Andre Beadle, known to hundreds of thousands of followers as YouTuber 1Stockf30, died Tuesday night when his 2024 BMW X5 crashed during an illegal street race in Queens, just hours after posting video of race preparations.
The 25-year-old Bronx native was killed when his vehicle collided with an Acura on the parkway before striking a light post, according to the New York Police Department. Beadle was ejected through the windshield during the crash. His passenger, 21, survived with injuries, while the Acura’s driver was unhurt and remained at the scene.
Harrowing video captured the fatal race, showing Beadle’s BMW accelerating rapidly before a plume of smoke marked the moment of impact. Witnesses described debris scattered across the street as emergency responders arrived to find the social media personality on the ground.
In a tragically prescient final Instagram post, Beadle had shared an image of his purple BMW with the caption “The streets say they miss me!” Just hours before the crash, he posted a 20-minute YouTube video showing himself and friends preparing his car, telling subscribers, “We outside prepping late at night. We getting ready.”
The young influencer had built a substantial following documenting his high-speed driving exploits in his modified BMW. Friends and followers flooded social media with tributes, though some used the tragedy to warn about street racing dangers. “It’s all fun and games until this happens,” one commenter wrote. “Remember you have a family to come back to.”
“RIP to the young legend who put NYC on the map,” another fan posted, while others struck a more somber tone: “I love you forever. Everything we do is for you.”
The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continues investigating the crash, which highlights ongoing concerns about illegal street racing and social media’s role in promoting dangerous driving behavior.
