Kyle Loftis, the 34-year-old founder of 1320Video who turned underground drag racing into a global online phenomenon, died on 5 May 2026, and within hours, thousands of fans began searching for a 'death video' they believed captured his final moments on camera.
That video doesn't exist. What fans actually found was a routine 1320Video product upload featuring Loftis that had been posted to the channel's YouTube page roughly five days before his death. Since the news broke, that clip has been flooded with thousands of memorial comments from grieving followers, turning an ordinary piece of car content into an unplanned digital shrine.
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A separate December 2025 crash video also resurfaced in the aftermath. That footage showed Loftis surviving a severe collision while filming for the channel. Some reports indicated he was a passenger in a Toyota Supra that lost control and struck a pole. He reportedly made a full recovery from that incident, and no confirmed link between the crash and his death has been established.
The confusion around a so-called death video grew directly from 1320Video's announcement, which confirmed Loftis's passing but offered zero details about the circumstances. 'We are extremely saddened to share thatKyle Loftis, the founder of 1320video, passed away last night,' the company's official statement read. 'We are in a state of shock.'
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That silence created a vacuum the internet rushed to fill. One X user posted that Loftis had 'shot himself,' a claim that spread rapidly across platforms.
damn, Kyle Loftis of 1320 Video shot himselfpic.twitter.com/amKV6fo1tC
Others pushed back immediately. 'False, it was due to injuries from an accident,' one user wrote. 'Don't spread lies and tarnish his name.'
False it was due to injuries from an accident. Don't spread lies and tarnish his name.
Source: International Business Times UK
