On Monday we learned the tragic news that Jackass star Ryan Dunn and a friend were killed in a fiery car accident that was seemingly caused by drunk driving and excessive speed. Yesterday, police confirmed that Dunn was more than 2 times over the drunk driving limit and that his car was traveling in excess of 130 mph when it exploded on impact. Today we get to see photos of Dunn‘s family and friends as they convened at a funeral home in West Chester in Philadelphia yesterday to privately memorialize their late friend before his funeral takes place later in the week.

A private memorial service was held today for Jackass star Ryan Dunn, who was killed in a high-speed car crash in the early hours of Monday morning. Jackass frontman Johnny Knoxville led the mourners as a private ceremony was held at a funeral home in West Chester in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon. Dunn’s best friend and fellow Jackass star Bam Margera was in attendance with his wife Melissa Rothstein and parents April and Phil, who were also close to Dunn. The memorial took place on a painful day for the 34-year-old stuntman’s loved ones after toxicology reports confirmed that he was more than twice over the drink-drive limit when he crashed, killing himself and passenger Zachary Hartwell. The memorial was held at the DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith and Boyd funeral home and comes ahead of a full funeral, which is set to be held later this week … Funeral director Joseph DellaVecchia told CNN today that he didn’t expect any disturbances at the memorial- but admitted he had heard of Westboro’s plans. He told CNN: ‘We can’t stop someone from coming to a public funeral, but this is private, and the police have everything under control.’ Police revealed yesterday that Dunn’s blood alcohol level was 0.196, more than twice the legal limit in Pennsylvania, which is 0.08, at the time of the crash. West Goshen Police Chief Michael Carroll added that the toxicology report from the Chester County Coroner’s Office indicated there were ‘no drugs of abuse detected’. Dunn, 34, had been in a bar with friends in the hours before the crash. He is said to have drunk three beers and taken shots before getting behind the wheel shortly after 2am on Monday morning. Police said he was driving at around 132mph and 140mph in a 55mph zone when his Porsche 911 flew off the road and burst into flames … It has emerged that Dunn had notched up 23 driving convictions, including ten for speeding, before his accident. Dunn had also been arrested for drink driving.

Very unfortunately, Ryan Dunn‘s proclivity for dangerous driving was well known among his friends … most particularly by his best friend and Jackass co-star Bam Margera and his mother April. TMZ has video of the Margeras giving an interview a few years ago where they predicited that Dunn would eventually be killed in a car accident. Bam even said that he had Ryan “in the death pool for death by vehicle”:

Five years before Ryan Dunn was killed in a violent car crash, Bam Margera predicted the “Jackass” star’s death in eerily specific detail — claiming, “He’s gonna eat it one of these times [in a car accident].” Bam — along with several cast members from his MTV show “Viva La Bam” — made the grim prediction while recording the DVD commentary for Season 5 back in 2006. According to the commentary, Dunn was involved in SEVERAL car accidents over the years — but Bam’s mom claimed, “He’ll never learn his lesson.” Another “Bam” cast member added, “I have [Ryan] in the death pool … for death by vehicle.” In this specific episode, Ryan races Bam’s Lamborghini in a limousine — and after Ryan loses, Bam claims, “[the limo] blew up just like every other fucking car he has.”

Yeah, no big surprises here, unfortunately. In less morbid Dunn news, another Jackass star — Jason Wee-Man Acuna — is paying home to his late friend in his own way. Wee-Man posted video of a new tribute tattoo that he got done this week, which you can watch in full below:

What a nice way for Wee-Man to honor and remember his friend. Again, altho the way that Ryan Dunn died is really no surprise to anyone who knew him, apparently, the manner in which he met his violent end is still very, very tragic. If anything good can come from this tragedy, it’s that Jackass fans (and others) will learn that drunk driving can have very serious, very sad and very tragic consequences.

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