“My brother Corey passed away last night in a car accident with his drunk friend driving,” Jarrad La Barrie
in his post on Monday. “I don’t know how I’m suppose to do this without you… life’s never gonna be the same without you R.I.P.”-
“He was very drunk and got into a car with a drunk driver. The accident killed him instantly,” Lissa Harrison (Burton)
wrote. “It just feels so unreal and I’m overwhelmed with grief. I love you so much Corey.”-
LAPD officials said after the accident, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded and took both the driver, Silva, and a passenger to the hospital, where the passenger, a 25-year-old male, died.
While police did not confirm the identity of the passenger in Silva’s car — they said they are waiting until next of kin is notified — LAPD Spokesman Tony Im told CNN there was only one crash at that location.
“We did not have multiple accidents at that scene,” Im said.
Silva is being held on $200,000 bond, according to Los Angeles County jail records.
A representative for Silva, via the show “Ink Master,” did not return CNN’s request for comment, and CNN was unable to determine if he had a lawyer.
A fast-rising star
La Barrie, who started his YouTube channel in 2018, quickly amassed more than 300,000 subscribers, and had garnered millions of views on his videos.
Some of his most popular videos included his roommates, social media influencers JC Caylen, Crawford Collins and Chelsey Amaro. La Barrie and Collins also had a separate channel called Corey & Crawford, which has more than 100,000 subscribers.
Fans of La Barrie shared their condolences under his
last YouTube video, which was posted on May 9, one day before his death. –
Other YouTubers and friends of La Barrie also grieved on Twitter.
“My heart is so heavy right now.. corey was such a happy go lucky guy can’t believe how fast life can change,” actor
Brennen Taylor wrote. “Prayers for his family, loved ones, and his fans. I am devastated.” –
“You were such a bright spirit and a beautiful soul,”
YouTuber Carter Reynolds wrote. “You’ll be missed brother.”–
CNN’s Stella Chan contributed to this report.
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