Jackass star Ryan Dunn dies in Jackacc-ident

 

Ryan Dunn, who will beremembered for sticking a Hot Wheels car up his own ass in the movie "Jackass,"  died in a crash outside of Philadelphia early this morning. The car is too mangled to tell, but it may in fact be the remains of Dunn's Porsche 911 GT3. Police also don't know whether alcohol was to blame.

 

Dunn and an unidentified person both died in the crash which happened around 3 a.m. at Route 322 and New Street in West Goshen Township. It's unclear who was driving the car. We're told the car caught fire in the crash -- and hours later, a tow truck was called to the scene to remove the charred wreckage.

This is a photo of what Ryan Dunn's Porsche 997 GT3 looked like before the deadly accident — we're obviously still assuming that this was the vehicle being driven.

Just hours before his death, Dunn posted a photo on Twitter showing himself drinking with friends.

After its premiere 10 years ago, the MTV trailer trash hit “Jackass” is still around to the surprise of everyone. The reason behind its success is its core cast which includes a group of skaters, snow boarders, and stunt men who love to make people laugh — by any means necessary. Last weekend we got the opportunity to sit down and talk with the guys from the crew while they were promoting their latest venture "Jackass the Movie". The group consisted of Steve-O, Ryan Dunn, Chris Ponitus, Jason “Wee Man” Acuna, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, and director Jeff Tremaine.

MTV just tweeted: "We're deeply saddened by the passing of a member of the MTV family, Ryan Dunn. Our hearts and thoughts are with his friends and family."