Nathan Narra, a popular YouTuber star known for his Natenation channel has been killed following a car accident in the city of Sterling Heights, Michigan.
Narra’s death occurred around 7:00 a.m. Sunday after crashing a Corvette while driving in the area of Dequindre and 16 Mile (Metro Parkway) near the border of Troy and Sterling Heights.
According to Metro Detroit News, a man was speeding in his Chevrolet Corvette when he lost control leading to a rollover crash. Friends identified the man behind the wheel as Nathan Narra, of Sterling Heights MI, who was ejected from the vehicle and sustained life-threatening injuries.
He was transported to the hospital where he tragically died.
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Born on August 4, 2001 in Detroit, Nathan ‘Nate’ Narra was a popular social media content creator known for his Natenation YouTube channel with close to 300,000 subscribers. Nate, who first uploaded to his YouTube channel on April 8, 2016, gained popularity due to his videos which mainly contain pranks, vlogs and challenge competitions. He infamously once ran onto the field during a Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins baseball game in July 2016.
Narra grew up in the suburbs of Detroit attending Warren Mott High School. In March 2020, he was arrested after crashing his vehicle while attempting to flee from officers of the Cumby Police Department. According to a news report from the time, Cumby PD officers observed Narra driving 91 mph in a 75 mph zone on I-30 West. An officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop but he refused to slow down and sped away.
During the chase, he crashed into another vehicle and his car started to smoke from a rear tire and began to throw tire pieces. That forced him to a stop leading to his arrest. He was charged with Reckless Driving and Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle and booked into the Hopkins County Jail on $17,500 bond.