"Jackass" Star Ryan Dunn Dies in Car Accident

[MaggieXi]

I've been avoiding this topic because it's a little close for home for me. I was acquaintances with the PA part of the jackass crew before they were famous and when they were just a bunch of guys doing stuff around town.

First off, April Margera (Bam's mom) was not killed in the accident. The passanger was a friend who had worked on the movies. April has been kind of the spokes person to the media since the accident occurred.

Second, yes, there were pictures on twitter of Ryan and the people he was with holding glasses that contained alcohol. He was at a bar prior to the accident. The bartender who was serving them has indicated that the group of guys had not been drinking much while they were at the bar and had not seemed intoxicated. For all anyone knows, that picture of Ryan with that one drink is the only drink he had all night over several hours and may have been under the legal limit. An autopsy is being done to confirm if alcohol was involved. (Granted, he very well could have been wasted, but people like Roger Ebert should not be commenting until they have all the facts.)

Third, they are still investigating the accident. The authorities have estimated him going approximately 100mph in his car, but they are trying to determine why there is a sharp turn that caused him to go over the guard rail. Yes, it could have be because he was drunk, but it also could have been him swerving to miss a deer (we have lots of them, especially where this accident was), or swearving to miss another driver.

Finally, Ryan was like the nicest guy in the world. Sure he did crazy stuff that would make you cringe and almost vomit, but he was genuine and very nice. Years ago I was at a bar and a bunch of those guys were there. I fell and ended up cutting my hand really bad in glass and needed to go to the hospital. While two of the other guys were shoving a video camera in my face and being rude and outlandish, Ryan got them to stop, got me ice and napkins from the bar and sat with me until my ride came to take me to the emergency room, and he barely knew me. That was the kind of guy he was.