Ink Master reality star Daniel Silva was arrested for murder on Monday following a fatal car crash that killed YouTuber, Corey La Barrie.
Daniel, a 27-year-old tattoo artist, appeared on Paramount Network's reality competition series Ink Master season 10 in 2018.
According to TMZ, the two men were seen together at a party on Sunday, celebrating Corey's 25th birthday. Later in the evening, the Los Angeles Police Department were called to the scene of a car accident in the Valley Village neighbourhood.
It was reported that Daniel was in the driver's seat and Corey in the passenger side of the vehicle. Both were transported to a hospital, where Corey later died.
View this post on InstagramA post shared by Daniel Silva (@danielsilva) on Mar 6, 2019 at 11:28am PST
A post shared by Daniel Silva (@danielsilva) on Mar 6, 2019 at 11:28am PST
Police confirmed to USA Today that the incident was related to drunk driving and that Daniel is currently in police custody, with a representative confirming he was "driving the car under the influence of alcohol, crashed and killed the passenger" and has been charged with murder.
The LAPD also said that Daniel tried to leave the scene after the crash, "but was stopped by citizens who came to render aid."
In an Instagram post, Corey's brother, Jarrad confirmed reports writing: "Corey passed away last night in a car accident with his drunk friend driving."
View this post on Instagram This isn’t something i thought i would ever have to sit here and type out for a very long time or what i wanna do right now but everyone deserves to know, my brother Corey passed away last night in a car accident with his drunk friend driving... this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do i dont how I’m suppose to do this without you i miss you so much already this isn’t fair thank you for always being the best big brother i could ask for i love you so fucking much life’s never gonna be the same without you R.I.P?? P.S say hi to grandad and grandma for me i love youA post shared by Jarrad Labarrie (@jarradlabarrie) on May 11, 2020 at 10:36am PDT
This isn’t something i thought i would ever have to sit here and type out for a very long time or what i wanna do right now but everyone deserves to know, my brother Corey passed away last night in a car accident with his drunk friend driving... this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do i dont how I’m suppose to do this without you i miss you so much already this isn’t fair thank you for always being the best big brother i could ask for i love you so fucking much life’s never gonna be the same without you R.I.P?? P.S say hi to grandad and grandma for me i love you
A post shared by Jarrad Labarrie (@jarradlabarrie) on May 11, 2020 at 10:36am PDT
Corey's birthday celebrations on Sunday included a live stream on his Twitch channel.
Fans have been sharing tributes in the comment section of what has become his final YouTube video, "Deleting This Video In 24 Hours...."
Corey had more than 335,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel.
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