A car influencer who posted videos on YouTube of drag racing through the streets of New York City died when he crashed his speeding BMW into a light pole near John F. Kennedy Airport, police said.

Andre Beadle, 25, crashed just after 1 a.m. Wednesday on the Nassau Expressway near the airport, the NYPD said in a news release. Beadle was thrown from the car in front of a small crowd of horrified onlookers.

Beadle, who lived in the Bronx and was known on social media as 1Stockf30, had 240,000 followers on Instagram and 59,000 on YouTube. He posted videos of himself racing the purple BMW M240 on city streets and at a race track in Pennsylvania.

In a nighttime video, a group of men are seen blocking traffic on a city highway and then clearing the road in preparation for the race.

Fans posted tributes after Beadle’s death. “Rest in peace,” said one Instagram poster. “You’ve done great things for the street and drag racing scene. A legend forever.” Others criticized him for not taking safety seriously.

Police said the crash is under investigation.