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[darwin dali]

Ryan Dunn, one of the daredevils who helped make Jackass famous, was killed this morning after his Porsche flew over a guardrail in West Goshen, Pa., according to the West Goshen Police Department. He was 34. Dunn’s 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 was in flames in a wooded area near Rt. 322 and the Pottstown Pike when police arrived arrived around 3:00 a.m. Excessive speed may have a contributing factor in the accident, the police believe.



In a Porsche no less - WB, do you know anything about this?

[myownalias]

From what I have been reading; alcohol was also involved; he may have been part of Jackass but if it's true that he was tanked up and speeding; then all I have to say about him is IDIOT!!!

[vlad]

It is all a prank!

[Jabberwocky]

I am not suprised that this is how the Jackass people will die.

The same goes for the Dirty Sanchez guys.

[What's Burning?]

Is the Porsche a total writeoff?

Ok, bad taste loss of life is never good, sorry that he seems to have had a passenger as well. That's a pretty F@king rural part of PA, the only "action" in that area is State College where Penn State University is, about 15 or 20 miles away.

[vlad]

[geetface9]

LMFAO If that's true then that is one of the best trolls I've ever heard of in my life BLAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[acosmichippo]

Only a matter of time. That's what happens when you give children high-powered machinery.

[F1er]

True Jackass style

[bud]

I think the claim he didn't die is the joke.

[FRAFPDD]

I think the claim he didn't die is the joke.

I wouldnt put it past them to do something like that.

[bud]

I think the claim he didn't die is the joke.

I wouldnt put it past them to do something like that.

That article Vlad posted looks pretty amateurish, seeing the footage of the crash site and the left over of the chassis, not to mention the police reporting on it, would be hard to prank!

[vlad]

I searched the net for more news last night and today. I'm pretty confused now, but, I think the death is real.

[scotty]

It is real. Sucks, he was one of my favourite Jackass guys.

[Jabberwocky]

His passanger

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666114/ryan-dunn-death-passenger.jhtml

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As police continue to investigate the fiery car crash that took the life of "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn on Monday, a West Goshen Police Department dispatcher confirmed to MTV News on Tuesday morning (June 21) that an autopsy is under way on the body of the 34-year-old TV personality and amateur stuntman. It was unknown at press time when the autopsy results would be revealed.


The police source also confirmed the name of the passenger who was killed in the wreck, 30-year-old Zachary Hartwell of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Though Hartwell was not a member of the "Jackass" crew, he is listed as a production assistant on the second "Jackass" movie and was reportedly a recently married Iraq war veteran who had a small role in the Bam Margera-directed 2009 movie "Minghags." Hartwell is credited on IMDb as a "car stunt driver" on the film.

According to TMZ, the autopsy is intended to determine if alcohol, among other things, played a factor in the high-speed crash. The one-car accident took place around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, and according to police, Dunn's 2007 Porsche 911 GTS flew through 40 yards of trees before it hit one and burst into flames. The initial police press release reported that the "preliminary investigation revealed that speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident."

TMZ posted a series of images of Dunn drinking at the West Chester bar Barnaby's of America in the hours before the accident, but a spokesperson for the tavern told MTV News on Monday that Dunn did not appear drunk before he left the establishment.

Film critic and frequent Twitter user Roger Ebert weighed in on the controversy surrounding Dunn's death on Monday, writing, "Friends don't let Jackasses drink and drive," an assumption that angered Dunn's friends and fans. Dunn's close friend Margera — who like the rest of the "Jackass" crew was devastated by their friend's death — was incensed by the tweet, responding, "I just lost my best friend, I have been crying hysterical for a full day and piece of sh-- Roger Ebert has the gall to put in his 2 cents ... about a Jackass drunk driving and his is one, f--- you! Millions of people are crying right now, shut your fat f---ing mouth!"