Tattoo Artist Sentenced To One Year In Jail Over YouTuber Death

VALLEY VILLAGE, CA — Tattoo artist Daniel Silva was sentenced to 365 days in county jail, 250 hours of community service and 5 years of probation after causing a car crash that killed popular YouTuber Corey La Barrie on his 25th birthday. A suspended four year sentence could be put in place if Silva violates his probation.

The fatal crash occurred on May 10 around 9:30 p.m. in the Valley Village area near Hutson and Carpenter Avenue. Silva was driving a 2020 McLaren 600LT at a "high rate of speed" when he lost control of the car, running off the road and slamming into a tree at the northeast corner of the intersection.

La Barrie, a passenger in the car, died that night at the hospital. Silva suffered non-life threatening injuries and was arrested soon after the crash. He later pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter on July 14.

La Barrie's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Silva in May, alleging the tattoo artist was intoxicated while driving. According to LAPD, Silva was not given a sobriety test at the scene because he was rushed to the hospital due to injury.

City News Service and Kenan Draughorne contributed to this report.