'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 rebecca

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you know the person that said good for him SHAME on u it doesnt matter what he did for work or if he was drinking and driving he should have not lost his life yes driving fast and drinking is STUIPED but NO ONE death is a good thing remember when u rest ur head smiling his family is resting their head with tears in there eyes and the minds and hearts reilizing he is no long with them !

By ftw

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nooooooooo ryan r.i.p bro u had a great life ahhhh ftw

By Robert Taylor

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I will bet his last words were, "Boy! Sonny Bono
and JFK,Jr....what a couple of dumb ah...."

By wolverlean

Chuck Yeager live on the edge but not stupidly. And that is why he has had a great fun adventure and lived to be an old happy man. That jet pilot knew when not to drink.

By Joe S

RIP Ryan, you will be missed, JJS

By JOjhnny

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Hey let me light my scrodem on fire and ride my bike off a cliff and have a lit m-80 strapped to a sausage sticking out of my arse. Weeeeeee Mom, look at me! Arent I cool? Did I amke you proud?

By BILL

Lmao! Yes, he contributed so much to society! However it is to bad he and the other person died. My condolences to the families.

By Kris Sargent

Ryan way to soon, way to soon.. You will be missed!! My heart goes out too the Dunn Family and all your friends you could/can see the love you all have for each other....RIP Ryan

By JDSFLA

Very SAD. So Many Young And GREAT TO BE STARS are Taken Away by their own Hands. May GOD Bless Those and their FAMILYS. SAD

By Michelle

To those of you saying he deserved it and it was bound to happen, etc. Shame on you. No matter if you agreed with the crazy stunts he did or the way he lived his life, he is still someones son, brother, uncle, friend, and love. He s going to be missed by his family and friends the same way you would be missed if you died.

RIP Ryan. Sorry for your loss Dunn family. Ryan will be missed.

By s

poor judgement is seldom rewarded.

By Robert

Im just glad he didnt kill an innocent person.

By Southpaw

He did kill another person.....

By Liz

What fools these mortals be.. the Faster the car the bigger the splatt.We all make choices.

By Tom

Well, it looks like he finally found the stunt he couldn't handle.

By Kevin

Drink, drive, speed and most likely drugs. At least he did not kill an innocent person on the road. Still, Rest in Peace

By Sheryl

awh:( thats so sad. i love him.
rest in peace ryan.

By Sergeant Friday

At least only the people under the influence were killed, and not some poor family, heading out on vacation.

No sympathy here.

By thetoad

It's too bad, but like the cop says in "Four Brothers", "If you knock on the devil's door long enough, someone's going to answer". Most adolescents are getting over the "bulletprof " thing by their mid-twenties. I was still working on it through the thirties, but was very lucky. Unfortunately, especially for Ryan, luck is a very fickle mistress. Eventually, you must listen to what your prefrontal lobes are screaming at you, or face the inevitable consequences. It's too bad the price was so high for Ryan, but it's not a matter of whether....just when.

By ITSASADDAY

we will miss you n are prayers go out to the family n freinds RIP

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