Here is a map of the route. The trip out Paoli pike to 322/202 was unnecessary especially since that section of 202 is currently under construction and virtually undriveable for anything other then an SUV (I drive it daily.) http://postimage.org/image/2la53fzok/

 

TV personas are one thing, but I know first hand these guys and they are people. Ryan was a died hard car guy. He had BMW tattooed on himself. Owned a tuning shop, and did track days. There are many people here that do "mexico" runs and other stuff they should not. http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/21/bam-ma...-pennsylvania/

 

Sad
I hope they were killed on impact,otherwise it would have been a horrific death..

 

From the video above....Alcohol or not, he had way too much speed on a very very long straight in black darkness, way too late braking, locked up the tires and he missed the turn....horrific crash at 130+mph.

 

Jesus, now it gets even sadder. If he had thought "I'm not going to make that turn" he had lots more road to stop and do a U-turn and come back. Now it's senseless times two.

Jim

 

WEST GOSHEN - West Goshen Police Chief Michael Carroll said Wednesday that "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn's blood alcohol content (BAC) was more than twice the state's legal limit at the time Dunn crashed his Porsche Monday morning, killing himself and his passenger.

Carroll said Dunn's BAC was .196 at the time of the accident. The legal limit in Pennsylvania is .08. Carroll said alcohol was the only substance in Dunn's system.

"No other substances were found in his blood other than the alcohol," Carroll said.


Guess we know the facts now...

 

"In 2005, West Whiteland police arrested Dunn for driving under the influence after he crashed his BMW in the 1300 block of Burke Road. Dunn later completed the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program, which allows first offenders to have their criminal record erased if they complete a probationary period and other court supervised requirements."

Any more questions about judgement?

 

car guy or not...what he did was plain out and out stupid and he paid with it with his skin and the skin of another....
my comments are directed solely to the undisputed fact that he was driving in triple digits on a two lane winding road at 2:00am...
that in and of itself is a recipe for disaster...for a list of reasons that we all know or should know.
maybe we feel invincible in a car like a GT3 that can make a mediocre driver look good....it can also be VERY unforgiving as witnessed here.
the sad part is that another life was lost....the good part is that he did not take anyone else with him....has anyone here ever seen first hand a head-on impact at say 65/70mph??...much less 100+?
condolences for the families as they are left to ask "why"?
sorry if it seems cold, but I do not feel bad for the person themselves when they put themselves in that position....
reminds me of a driving instructor I had waayyy back in the day who told me..."the problem with you young guys is that halfway into the turn you realize that your not as good as you thought you were..."
again just saying

 

^^^ like I said before ... with the drinking and BAC .196 ...the 130 mph speed and feeling like you're superman from the booze is a recipe for disaster.... he knew this road well I'm sure he'd been down it many times and got caught up in the joyride and the thrill and false sense of security...was probably showing off or trying to get attention (that's the premise for his Jackass charecter afterall remember) now add onto that the GT3 egging him on with such a perforamnce chassis and engine, the sound of the exhaust at WOT bellowing in his ear, making him feel like a super-racecar driver or a superhero... last words perhaps may have been something like "hey man, watch this!!!" ...

... last stunt over...

 

"In the 13 years before his death Monday in a fiery Chester County crash, Dunn was cited at least 23 times, including 10 stops for speeding and careless driving and three more for driving with a suspended license"

 

I have no problem with your comments. I think you're totally spot on. The difference between your statements and others who are out of line, even though you're basically saying the same thing...you're not personally attacking the deceased who's families may one day read this. You made your statements matter of fact and respectful. Thank you for that.

 

Anything without a real median separating traffic is a back-road in my school of thought. If your car doesn't need to get airborne before hitting oncoming traffic, you shouldn't be doing 130.

 

That is one very long straight away and an unfortunate bad recipe waiting to happen with a high speed car and ostensibly slowed reactions.

RIP guys.

 

Its sad anytime a tragedy occurs.. especially if it was avoidable.

Its the family members.. and the passenger's friends and family.. who will suffer the most.

Its not important if he was a celebrity or not.

and its definitely not important if he was a car guy or not.

Just driving 130mph on that road was irresponsible..

driving 130 while intoxicated and with another passenger was just plain reckless.

i am pretty sure he knew he was living life his way.. on the edge.. and died the same way.

no regrets.

BTW, there were 10,839 deaths from drunk driving accidents in 2009.. when was the last time u offered condolences to their family?

 

That probably wasn't a good highway to be doing 130.