BMW Driver Dies After Losing Control on Nassau Expressway
Andre A. Beadle, 25, died after police said he lost control at high speed on the Nassau Expressway near Exit 3 early Nov. 6, and city crash data cited unsafe speed.
What We Know
Andre A. Beadle, a 25-year-old Bronx resident, was driving a 2023 BMW sedan east on the Nassau Expressway in Springfield Gardens at about 1:12 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2024. NYPD investigators told qns.com he was in the left lane at a high rate of speed when he lost control near Exit 3 for North Hangar Road, veered right, and a metal pole was struck on the shoulder; the impact was followed by an overturn, and Beadle was ejected. EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. City crash data recorded one motorist killed, no injuries, and unsafe speed as a contributing factor.
Police described a high-speed loss of control near Exit 3
Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call near Exit 3 on the Nassau Expressway early Wednesday and found Andre A. Beadle ejected from his BMW, qns.com reported.
NYPD investigators told qns.com that Beadle was driving east in the left lane at a high rate of speed when he lost control near North Hangar Road, veered right, and a metal pole was struck on the shoulder. The account said the impact was followed by an overturn and Beadle’s ejection.
The crash happened on the Nassau Expressway in Springfield Gardens
The official record places the crash on the Nassau Expressway in Queens at 1:12 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2024. qns.com reported the location as near Exit 3 for North Hangar Road in Springfield Gardens, near JFK Airport.
Andre A. Beadle was identified as the driver who died
qns.com identified the driver as Andre A. Beadle, 25, of the Pelham Gardens section of the Bronx. The New York Post described Beadle as a New York-based car influencer and YouTuber known online as 1Stockf30.
The BMW was the only occupied vehicle recorded
City crash data lists a 2023 BMW sedan with one occupant, traveling east and going straight ahead before the crash. qns.com also described a 2023 BMW sedan, while the New York Post described a purple 2023 BMW M240.
Speed was cited, and one report described racing
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and qns.com reported that NYPD investigators said Beadle was driving at a high rate of speed. The New York Post described the crash as occurring during a street race and reported that video posted to social media showed witnesses nearby; qns.com’s account did not describe a race.
EMS took Beadle to Jamaica Hospital
EMS took Beadle to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, qns.com reported. The same report said no other injuries were reported at the scene and the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad investigation remained ongoing.