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Ryan Dunn at Double the Legal Alcohol Limit at Time of Crash
http://www.popeater.com/2011/06/22/ryan-dunn-zachary-hartwell-dead-alcohol-dui-limit-car-crash/
By Kiki Von Glinow Posted Jun 22nd 2011 03:00PM
After much speculation, it has been confirmed that Ryan Dunn was intoxicated when he drove his Porsche off of a Pennsylvania road at 130 MPH Monday morning, killing himself and his passenger, Zachary Hartwell.
After an autopsy and toxicology reports were conducted, it was concluded that Dunn had the legal alcohol limit nearly doubled. His blood alcohol level was .196 while the legal limit in Pennsylvania is .08, according to TMZ.
Dunn reportedly consumed at least three beers and a number of shots -- one round of drinks which he documented in a photo he posted to his Tumblr account just hours before his death.
But according to West Goshen Police Chief Michael Carroll, "No other substances were found in his blood other than the alcohol."
Both Dunn and Hartwell were killed instantly by blunt force head trauma upon impact, before their vehicle burst into flames.
"I've never seen a car destroyed in an automobile accident the way this car was even before it caught on fire," Carroll said previously. "The automobile actually came apart. It was unbelievable and I've been on a lot of fatal accident scenes. This is by far the worse I've seen."
Dunn's colleagues and friends, including Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O, have been showing their love for the fallen jokester and stunt man, remembering the kind and comedic member of the 'Jackass' family.
By Kiki Von Glinow Posted Jun 22nd 2011 03:00PM
After much speculation, it has been confirmed that Ryan Dunn was intoxicated when he drove his Porsche off of a Pennsylvania road at 130 MPH Monday morning, killing himself and his passenger, Zachary Hartwell.
After an autopsy and toxicology reports were conducted, it was concluded that Dunn had the legal alcohol limit nearly doubled. His blood alcohol level was .196 while the legal limit in Pennsylvania is .08, according to TMZ.
Dunn reportedly consumed at least three beers and a number of shots -- one round of drinks which he documented in a photo he posted to his Tumblr account just hours before his death.
But according to West Goshen Police Chief Michael Carroll, "No other substances were found in his blood other than the alcohol."
Both Dunn and Hartwell were killed instantly by blunt force head trauma upon impact, before their vehicle burst into flames.
"I've never seen a car destroyed in an automobile accident the way this car was even before it caught on fire," Carroll said previously. "The automobile actually came apart. It was unbelievable and I've been on a lot of fatal accident scenes. This is by far the worse I've seen."
Dunn's colleagues and friends, including Bam Margera, Johnny Knoxville and Steve-O, have been showing their love for the fallen jokester and stunt man, remembering the kind and comedic member of the 'Jackass' family.
This is so sad. What a tragic thing to have happen.
As far as the bar taking some responsibility? I don't know, I tend to think not. So many people can be so incredibly drunk, and not appear that way. If he was obvious..stumbling around, etc. they should cut him off for sure. But I don't think they can really control it unless super obvious. As for driving? I don't think they can control that at all. I do wish someone such as a friend had taken away his keys or offered him a ride, but at the end of the day I think that ultimately the responsibility lies with him. I guess we should just be grateful that he didn't strike a car full of kids or something. How I wish that when people went out for drinks they left their cars at home. So sad.
As far as the bar taking some responsibility? I don't know, I tend to think not. So many people can be so incredibly drunk, and not appear that way. If he was obvious..stumbling around, etc. they should cut him off for sure. But I don't think they can really control it unless super obvious. As for driving? I don't think they can control that at all. I do wish someone such as a friend had taken away his keys or offered him a ride, but at the end of the day I think that ultimately the responsibility lies with him. I guess we should just be grateful that he didn't strike a car full of kids or something. How I wish that when people went out for drinks they left their cars at home. So sad.
*excuse me I meant behind the wheel....sorry
Blood alcohol level of .196??? Why would his friends let him get behind the car? It's just so senseless and so sad..I'm sure people saw how drunk he was. I ask, should the bar take some responsibility or is this a case of he's a grown man and can make his own decisions??
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