‘Jackass’ Star Ryan Dunn Killed in Car Accident

Update (2:30 p.m.): According to eyewitness reports, Ryan Dunn consumed several alcoholic drinks at a West Chester, Pennsylvania bar before the fatal one-car crash that killed he and an unidentified passenger.

One report alleges that Dunn drank three beers and three shots during a four-hour stint at the bar, but did not appear intoxicated. A second report claims Dunn was "wasted."

Dunn's friend and "Jackass" costar Johnny Knoxville has released a statement via Twitter, saying: "Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan, I love you buddy."

Update (12:57 p.m.): TMZ reports that Ryan Dunn was the driver of the crashed Porsche 911 GT3, which was found by police in the woods off the road and fully engulfed in flames.

West Goshen police tell the website "speed may have been a contributing factor."

Original story: Ryan Dunn, star of MTV’s “Jackass,” was killed this morning in a one-car accident in West Goshen, Pennsylvania.

The first reports began pouring onto Twitter around 9:47 a.m. after April Margera, mother of “Jackass” star and Dunn’s friend Bam Margera, called into Philadelphia’s “Preston and Steve” radio show to report the death. Twitter messages also contained links to a local CBS Philadelphia story about a 3 a.m. accident that killed two unnamed men along West Goshen’s Route 322, as well as a picture of what was supposedly the remains of Dunn’s car.

TMZ confirmed Dunn’s death, posting the same photo and reporting that the MTV star and a passenger were killed in the wreck. The second victim has not been named and there is no word on who was driving.

The cause of the crash has not been released, though Dunn posted an image to Twitter (left) around 11 p.m. Sunday night – four hours before the crash – showing he and two friends drinking. Unconfirmed reports say Dunn’s vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed just before the accident.

Dunn rose to fame on the MTV stunt show “Jackass” with personalities Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Raab Himself and Bam Margera. He appeared in all three “Jackass” films, and was a regular on Margera’s MTV show “Viva La Bam.” Most recently, Dunn competed for charity on the NBC game show “Minute to Win It.”

He was 34 years old.