Ryan Dunn Tweeted a picture less than three hours before his death

Metro ^ | June 22, 2011 | BRIAN HICKEY

[the invisib1e hand]

Still waiting on the West Goshen Twp., Pa. police report, and judging by the gruesome crash-scene photo, it'll take a while to piece any details together. But, this photograph was posted on Dunn's Twitter account (@ryandunntv) at about 12:15 a.m. The crash was at 2:38 a.m.

[the invisib1e hand]

Mods, I guess you pulled the last one because it was (mistakenly) sourced to AM NY.

Anyway, this gets a Tautologically-headline-alert.

[the invisib1e hand]

Tautological-headline-alert, that is.

[floozy22]

Cleansing the gene pool.

[pnh102]

Can someone explain this to me... I keep hearing the word “tragic” thrown around to describe this event. Maybe I am just heartless but I do not see it this way... I mean, the guy chose to get drunk as a skunk, chose to go driving, and killed himself and his passenger as a direct result of these choice. Is tragedy applicable here, or is the definition of tragedy restricted to more “freakish,” “random” events?

[Tax-chick]

I’m trying to care, but honestly, the best I can do is, “Thank God he only killed one other person.” And I’m sorry for the families of both. If one of my sons turns out to be a jackass and kills himself, I’ll be sad.

[Caipirabob]

Alcohol does not discriminate.

[angcat]

He killed his passenger?

[theDentist]

2 in the car. he’s drunk (more than twice legal limit) in a porsche at 140 mph. Aside from the sudden stop, the porsche had a full tank of gas and it went up in flames. yeah, he klilled his passenger. Jackass.

[Tax-chick]

yeah, he klilled his passenger

With his passenger's active cooperation. Assisted suicide?

[Farmer Dean]

Tragic does not apply.Tragic was when the local High School quarterback and his buddy were drag racing here a few years ago and he collided with a young mother and her 6 year old daughter-killing them both.

[wideawake]

Technically, a tragedy is the downfall of a hero who has one flaw that leads to his fated and inevitable demise.

But now it apparently means any event that anyone perceives as sad.

It frustrated me that 9/11 was continually referred to as a "tragedy" when it was, in reality, an atrocity.

[grey_whiskers]

It frustrated me that 9/11 was continually referred to as a "tragedy" when it was, in reality, an atrocity.

Concur.

Consider yourself highly commended!

[MisterArtery]

jackass is as jackass does.

[Skip Ripley]

Yep...I was an insurance adjuster before getting into the marketing end of the business. I handled more than one claim with a fatlity due to drunk driving. Having been closely involved with cleaning up the aftermath of these “accidents”, I have little sympathy for anyone who drives drunk.

[theDentist]

I don’t know, chick. I wasn’t in the car with him. No idea if passenger was pased out, digging the ride, or screaming for the Jackass to slow down.

[Tax-chick]

I was mainly observing that the passenger was in the car.

[pnh102]

It frustrated me that 9/11 was continually referred to as a "tragedy" when it was, in reality, an atrocity.

Same here. I think the word "tragedy" is used because no one wants to render a negative judgement on the actions of a drunk driver.

[pnh102]

I don’t know, chick. I wasn’t in the car with him. No idea if passenger was pased out, digging the ride, or screaming for the Jackass to slow down.

I don't want to sound like I am blaming the victim... but did he get into the car knowing that Dunn was drunk? I really hope I can teach my own children to never get into a car with a drunk driver.

[theDentist]

My bet is the passenger was just as drunk... pity both.

[Mmogamer]

Stupid is as stupid does.