'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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In this Nov. 2, 2010 photo, U.S reality television personality and daredevil Ryan Dunn attends the Jackass 3D UK Premiere at a central London cinema. Police say Dunn and a passenger in his 2007 Porsche died early Monday, June 20, 2011, of injuries sustained in a car crash in suburban Philadelphia. (AP Photo/dapd, Jorge Herrera) GERMANY OUT; AUSTRIA OUT; SWITZERLAND OUT

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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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Vanderbilt's Mike Yastrzemski runs the bases in front of Oregon State's shortstop Ryan Dunn in the first inning in Game 1 of an NCAA Super Regionals college baseball tournament on Friday, June 10, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mike Strasinger)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: 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. (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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Comments

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Monday 20 June

By Liz

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So sad! RIP Ryan! Your family and friends are in our thoughts!

By Bobby O

Ryan, You will be missed. I have known you for a long time my friend, safe journey . R.I.P

By Mark

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Sad? the guy was tanked in those pictures he tweeted he was drunk behind the wheel

Tuesday 21 June

By Adrianna

So you think he deserves to die?

By bsillie

George and Bobby what do illegial aliens have to do with the crash??? Also how are wildfires in AZ related? Focus you losers!

By Princess of Paradise

live your life as if it is your last.

r.i.p.

By What?!

I never liked any of his jackaxx movies. Honestly, I think they are all stupid, but that doesn't make him a bad guy. Sorry to hear this news and my condolences to his family.

By MJSMROBERTS

DUDE IS FUNNY AS HELL!! I WOULD OF DRANK A BEER WITH THAT GUY ANY DAY. DONT KNOW HIM PERSONALLY, BUT I MISS HIM ALREADY. ROCK ON BROTHER.

By Amy

Honestly if you drive drunk you get what you deserve. Atleast this idiot didn't kill any innocent people. Only himself and his dumb drunk buddy!

By doug cox

Who really cares. The day the Music Died is more important.

Wednesday 22 June

By sex pistol

Could have been worse. He could've takin out a family in a station wagen. What a jerk

By coco joe

OMG..... this just destroyed my day, ryan was a great dude and will always be missed.

By chris

Bummer...this guy was hysterical...RIP Ryan.

By LORENZO

RIP RYAN

By carolyn

Everybody need to stop saying that he was behind the wheel until evidence is found than don't jump to conclusion. There was two people in the car so let the Family and Friends grieve like Lorenzo said R.I.P RYAN We will miss you.

By Lizzy

:0( Very sad news.

Amazing how everything is sad when the guy was a drunk why is it sad? who drinks and drives he killed himself.

By neesee

To Mark: They haven't determined who was driving or if he was drunk yet. You are jumping the gun with your drunk driving rant.

By rsoldano

Very sad and I feel bad for the families involved.. can't help but feel it was bound to happen to one of these guys, if you keep tempting fate and doing outlandish stunts.. so sad..

By Kong

Live by the sword die by the sword. I've never understood why people take such crazy chances with their lives. Try to think about the pain you cause your loved ones when something bad happens to you.

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