'Jackass' Star Ryan Dunn, 34, Dies in Car Crash

By PopEater Staff Posted Jun 20th 2011 10:35AM

'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn died early Monday in a Pennsylvania car crash, police confirmed. April Margera, the mother of a fellow 'Jackass' dare devil, Bam Margera, told a local radio station and later TMZ that Dunn was killed in the car wreck that also left one other, who has yet to be identified, dead. He was 34.

"Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn," said 'Jackass' boss Johnny Knoxville in a statement. "My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan , I love you buddy."

The Morning Freak Show on 96.1 is reporting that Dunn was at the wheel when his 2007 Porsche careened over the road's guardrail and into the woods before bursting into flames. The collision occurred at roughly 3:00 AM Monday morning on Pennsylvania's Route 322.

"Ryan was a wonderful person he really was the sweetest and nicest guy -- he was like my extra son, everybody loved him," April Margera told Radar Online.

Margera has not been able to reach her son, one of Dunn's best friends, as he is currently traveling in Arizona. She also mentioned that Dunn's longtime girlfriend is not taking any calls and has turned off her phone.

A photo of the charred wreckage was posted on Twitter, apparently by the towing company. They were quickly taken down but uploaded on Flickr. The images show the extent of the fire that engulfed the vehicle.

Just hours before his death, Dunn tweeted a photo of himself and two pals -- documenting their night out, beer and cigarette in hand.

Although it has not yet been officially confirmed who was driving when it crashed or the cause of the accident, Chief Deputy Coroner David Garner told Chester County's Daily Local News that there was only one vehicle involved in the crash.

"Preliminary investigation revealed that speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident," police said in a press release. At this time, the report also categorizes the incident as an 'Auto Accident' rather than a 'DUI.'

Both bodies suffered severe burns in the wreck, and emergency responders could not immediately identify them, but police have confirmed that one of the victims was Dunn. The identity of Dunn's passenger will be revealed pending autopsy results due out later today.

In between projects with 'Jackass,' the fun-loving stuntman appeared regularly in spin-offs like 'Viva La Bam' and 'Bam's Unholy Union,' later launching his own MTV show, 'Home Wrecker' and appearing in films such as 'Haggard' and 'A Halfway House Christmas.'

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LOS ANGELES, CA - (FILE) Television personality Ryan Dunn attends the Blu-ray and DVD release of Paramount Home Entertainment's "Jackass 3" at the Paramount Studios on March 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Dunn, 34 has died following a car crash, June 20, 2011 near his home in West Goshen, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: Actor Ryan Dunn (L) and producer Trip Taylor attend the Blu-Ray and DVD release party for Paramount Home Entertainment's "Jackass 3" at Paramount Studios on March 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Monday 20 June

By CAV44

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You forgot Stupid!

By Pam J

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I agree. Unless you have to be driving in the middle of the night, you are taking your chances out there. My thoughts go out to the families.

By boohoo

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Live fast, die fast. Sorry for the parents and those that are left to mourn...

By Jerrylee

RIP IN PEACE!!!!

By anonymous

Jerrylee "RIP in peace???" you do know that RIP means rest in peace, you don't have to say in peace again at the end... right?

By Sonya

People have to be careful. That was very young to leave The World. We offer Our Condolences to The World

By Matt

R.I.P. you brought Laffter to ALL R.I.P.

love you Matt

By Mary

They said speed may be a factor...judging by the fact that he tweeted with a beer in his hand shortly before, I'd say that there was a good chance alcohol was involved as well. So sad, he had many good years ahead. RIP

By tlreed

apparently not

By JEB BUCKINGHAM

God bless you, Ryan. Thanks for ALL the laughs. Rest well.

By mandyybug

shouldn'y have been drinking & driving to begin with & everything would have been fine.

By denise

sorry, mandyy, but i have to ask you to READ THE WHOLE NEWS FEED... it CLEARLY STATES...they don't know WHO was driving the car. my brother was killed in a one car wreck in March & HIS TOX SCREEN WAS NEGATIVE...so...just sayin...there doesnt have to be any drugs or alcohol involved for a wreck to take a life!
THINK BEFORE YOU POST!

By reconnav

Denise, Mandy is right. From all accounts both in the car had been drinking. Also, one doesn't have to be over the legal limit to be at risk. From the view of the wreckage excessive speed was highly likely. Any drinking reduces reaction time. So the two paid the price. Thankfully no one else did.

As my sister and her family almost were killed by a drunk driver I have little respect for those who drink too much and drive. It's time we took DUI seriously as the crime it is.

By Dontdrink AndDrive

Is the bigger lesson to be learned here missed ?
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE !!!!!!!!

By slimdkr

Can't believe Dunn's gone...this seems like a nightmare!

He was always one of my favorite celebrities, he was always really funny.

I'm in shock.

R.I.P. Ryan Dunn--we'll all miss you and I myself wish there was a way to just hit 'Rewind'. Love and condolences.

By goatcars2

Not to be insensitive BUT he killed another person!!! If you drive drunk and kill yourself, well so be it....but when you kill other people... that's a problem. How can this be a surprise to anyone who knows his history???? It wasn't ever a question of IF... it was a question of WHEN. You need to wake up and smell the coffee my friend.

By Nicole

But you are being insensitive. Whoever this other person was, he got into the car, on his own! Dunn is not the only one to blame there. If you get into a car with someone who is or has been drinking or anything of the like. You yourself are to blame as well. You need to wake up and smell the coffee my friend.

By Lou

Well then no offense but then be happy surviving to a ripe old age not living but just surviving from your rocking chair living to a ripe old age when you can't wipe your own butt and your a burden to your family and a relief when you finally do die. Because that is what your philosophy dictates. For others it's not about longevity but the excitement one enjoys in life. That is living, so do not preach while all you do is survive. He had more laughs, loved by more and enjoyed his life more then someone like you could ever know much less understand.

By ken (boozer) b

i couldnt have said it better. we can't judge him for living his life in his own way.

By rd

Seems to me that you're the one who is preaching, Lou.

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