Tattoo Artist Silva Charged With Murder in YouTube Star's Death

VAN NUYS, CA – Tattoo artist Daniel Joseph Silva, who appeared on the reality show, “Ink Master” has been charged with murder in the death of YouTube personality Corey La Barrie, who died on his 25th birthday on May 10, officials announced Tuesday.

Silva, a 26-year-old North Hollywood resident, was reportedly behind the wheel of his McLaren sports car in Valley Village when it crashed, killing La Barrie, who was a vehicle in the car at the time of the crash, Los Angeles County prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Silva is being jailed in lieu of $2 million bail as he awaits arraignment and could be sentenced to 15 years to life in prison if convicted. According to police, Silva was driving his 2020 McLaren 600 LT at a high rate of speed eastbound on Huston Street when he lost control of the car and crashed. The vehicle ran off the road and hit a stop sign and tree on the northeast corner of Huston Street and Carpenter Ave.

La Barrie was taken to the hospital the night of the crash but died of multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Los Angeles Coroner’s office. Silva was injured in the crash, but did not suffer life-threatening injuries.

La Barrie was part of a YouTube duo with Crawford Collins, and the two had more than 100,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel, according to a statement issued by Michael Kraut and Brian Breiter, attorneys representing the La Barrie family. He also had more than 335,000 subscribers on his own YouTube channel and 340,000 Instagram followers.

``To lose a loved one is tragic in and of itself, but the devastating details of this case make it almost impossible for Corey's family to come to terms with,'' Breiter said in the statement issued Monday.

City News Service contributed to this report.