Corey La Barrie (May 10, 1995 - May 10, 2020) was a YouTube star and Influencer. In 2019, he made his reality debut on the first season of web series The Reality House.

On Sunday May 10th, 2020, Corey La Barrie passed away after his friend Daniel Silva crashed a McLaren sports car into a tree and stop sign, with La Barrie in the passenger's seat. ^[1][12]

He has a younger brother named Jarrad and an older sister named Jessica. He moved from Adelaide, Australia to Los Angeles, California to build a stronger following.^[8]

He played football, tennis, basketball and was an avid snowboarder. His father was a professional football player in Australia while his grandfather played cricket in the West Indies.^[9]

While attending San Clemente High School, he ran track and graduated in 2013. He was an excellent tennis player and went 32-4 in singles. He was also a two-time division champion.

La Barrie continued his studies at Saddleback College, where he joined the Gauchos’ men’s tennis squad. While at Saddleback, he majored in kinesiology.

He had 202k followers on Instagram, 157k followers on Twitter, and 336k subscribers on YouTube.^[13] He created his Twitter account in May 2012.

In 2019, he made his reality debut on the first season of web series The Reality House, hosted by Kian Lawley and JC Caylen. On the series, about a dozen YouTubers competed in challenges for a cash prize at the end. The first season's prize $25,000, but La Barrie was eliminated on Episode 05 making him the fifth YouTuber to leave the house.

Corey moved into a house with three of his fellow influencer and YouTuber friends, dubbed the C4 House. He lived with JC Caylen, Crawford Collins, and Chelsey Amaro. They have a separate Instagram account for house-related posts (@thec4house).

The last video Corey uploaded to his YouTube channel was a video titled "Deleting This Video in 24 Hours..." and posted the day before his birthday. In the video, he talked about how he was looking forward to his birthday

La Barrie passed away in a car crash on his 25th birthday, Sunday May 10th, 2020, with Ink Master Daniel Silva in the driver's seat.^[11]

Police told news outlets that they were driving down Hudson Street in Valley Village, Los Angeles, in a McLaren sports car and "crashed into a street sign and tree." The passenger's side took most of the hit and Silva survived his injuries, escaping with a broken hip. Both were transported to a hospital in Los Angeles where La Barrie was pronounced dead.

The circumstances leading to the crash are under investigation by authorities.

Both attended La Barrie's birthday party earlier that evening and witnesses report that they were both drinking at the event.

On Monday May 10, 2020, Silva was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department for murder. They stated “the driver of the McLaren exited the vehicle and attempted to leave the scene but was stopped by citizens who came to render aid. No other vehicles were involved in the collision.”

Jarrad La Barrie posted a heartfelt message to his brother on Instagram, where he referenced Silva as Corey's "drunk friend driving", confirming the reports that he was driving under the influence.^[10]

His mother, Lissa Burton, also penned a message to him writing: “My heart breaks right now, on my son’s 25th birthday today.

He was very drunk and got into a car with a drunk diver.

The accident killed him instantly.

No words can describe the sadness I feel in loosening a child.

It just feels so unreal and I’m overwhelmed with grief.

I love you so much Corey and will miss you so so much.

It’s just so unfair.”