A Bronx community is mourning the loss of Andre Beadle, a car enthusiast who died after he crashed his speeding car in Queens, according to police.

A New York-based car influencer and YouTuber was killed when he crashed his tricked-out BMW in a street race in front of horrified witnesses on a Queens expressway Wednesday morning.

YouTube star Andre Beadle has died after crashing his car in New York. The New York Police Department (NYPD) told PEOPLE in a statement that officers responded to a call of a vehicle crash involving Beadle, 25, on the Nassau Expressway in Queens on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at approximately 1:12 a.m.