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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun Nov 10, 2024, 12:40 AM Nov 10

Social media influencer known for racing dies in crash while speeding, NYPD says

Social media influencer known for racing dies in crash while speeding, NYPD says
Andre Beadle, who garnered a following on Instagram and YouTube, was killed speeding on an expressway in Queens, New York, the NYPD said.


— Andre Beadle.1stockf30 / Instagram

Nov. 7, 2024, 4:20 PM EST
By Antonio Planas

A social media influencer known for drag-racing videos died in a car crash early Wednesday on a New York City expressway.

Andre Beadle, 25, of the Bronx, was speeding as he was driving a 2023 BMW shortly before 1:15 a.m. on the Nassau Expressway in Jamaica, Queens, New York police said.

“The driver lost control and veered to the right, causing the vehicle to travel off the right side of the roadway into the right shoulder, striking a metal pole,” police said in a statement. “This caused the vehicle to veer back across the eastbound lanes to the left shoulder, ejecting the operator from the vehicle.”

Beadle was declared dead at a hospital, police said. … The investigation, police said, is ongoing. … Beadle, who amassed 246,000 Instagram followers and nearly 60,000 YouTube followers, had recently posted videos showing off the power of a BMW M240.

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Social media influencer known for racing dies in crash while speeding, NYPD says (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 OP
What's that cliche? He died doing something he loved. Reality-dying for the Gram is certainly commitment. Comfortably_Numb Nov 10 #1
I hate hate hate hate the term "social media INFLUENCER"... uggh hlthe2b Nov 10 #2
Street racing in a vehicle that should have been on a racetrack MichMan Nov 10 #3
Good Ferryboat Nov 10 #4
I'm not glad it happened MerrilyMerrily Nov 10 #5
I'm glad the damn fool didn't kill or maim anyone else Tanuki Nov 10 #6

hlthe2b

(106,559 posts)
2. I hate hate hate hate the term "social media INFLUENCER"... uggh
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 05:03 AM
Nov 10

I'm sorry this guy died because of his own foolishness, but then again how many others who are "influenced" by such stupidity online--whether racing or how and what they eat, the refusal to protect themselves against COVID-19 or other preventable diseases--or whatever else earns these clueless people $$$-- will suffer as well?

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