Heres Bam having a break down at the scene of the crash
srussell0018
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Originally posted by Comrade Stalin
The ultimate Jackass stunt. Nobody can top dying. Maybe Stevo will try.
I think Stevo was trying for awhile. He was a pretty hardcore heroin addict/alcoholic for a long time.
nefardec
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Originally posted by Scoops
THAT is tasteless.
aNYthing
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Originally posted by Scoops
Heres Bam having a break down at the scene of the crash
as much as i hate Bam and the whole Jackass crew, on a human level it ing sucks losing your best friend or loved one. my best friend's brother tragically died after a freak accident - he fell from a 6 ft ladder, which ain't much but it caused a massive brain injury he couldn't recover from... the pain, even by association, was ing sickening. those that stay behind suffer more, I think - as they live with a constant memory/reminder of the tragedy for a while.
Was it stupid? Yup. Dunn took not only his own life but his friend's too in a senseless, stupid stunt - which must be even harder for the passenger's family and I would not be one bit surprised if they sued Dunn's estate for wrongful death.
srussell0018
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Originally posted by aNYthing
I would not be one bit surprised if they sued Dunn's estate for wrongful death.
That is stupid. You can't sue someone when they're dead. The beneficiaries of his estate didn't do anything wrong.
Also +1 on nefardec. Why show someone's agonizing pain like that? Completely unnecessary and classless imo.
david.michael
Wow, whomever decided to record that.
Scoops
aNYthing
^^^^ THAT explains it. Well, can't say I was surprised before, hearing that now - what a ing . It's one thing when you are danger to yourself. Totally another when you take someone else with you. Oh well, looks like he had it comin'.
aNYthing
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Originally posted by srussell0018
That is stupid. You can't sue someone when they're dead. The beneficiaries of his estate didn't do anything wrong.
Also +1 on nefardec. Why show someone's agonizing pain like that? Completely unnecessary and classless imo.
Sure you can. You sue their ESTATE - which is essentially what's left of him in material world. One can argue that he cannot defend himself when dead, however, facts speak for themselves:
1. Was he speeding? Yes.
2. Was he drunk? Very likely, pending toxicology confirmation
3. Did he crash and kill his passenger? Yup.
4. Was it his fault that he was speeding and drunk? Sure.
There you go.. I rest my case. Bet you anything his ESTATE will be sued and they'll most likely settle for a pretty penny.
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West Goshen Police Chief Michael Carroll told the Daily Local News ... Dunn's B.A.C. was .196 ... nearly two-and-a-half times the legal limit in Pennsylvania, which is .08.
Carroll added, "No other substances were found in his blood other than the alcohol."
As TMZ reported, Dunn and his passenger were killed when Dunn lost control of his Porsche, crashed in a wooded area and his car exploded in flames.
UPDATE: Now cops are saying Dunn was traveling between 132 and 140 MPH at the time of his crash.
source: tmz
Moral Hazard
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Originally posted by srussell0018
That is stupid. You can't sue someone when they're dead. The beneficiaries of his estate didn't do anything wrong.
Um... you can totally sue someone who's dead. Technically, you're sueing the estate... see the dead person caused damages to the plaintiff; subsequently, their liability was established (assuming they are liable of course) prior to their death. Liability is just the same as any other debt meaning that it must be paid by the estate prior to dissolution of the estate.
srussell0018
It's just as much the passenger's fault for getting in the car and/or letting Dunn drive drunk as it is Dunn for crashing the car. I'm sure nobody held a gun to his head and made him get in. I think it'd be stupid and petty for the passenger's family to sue for something like that, even if there is legal grounds to do so. They should be more concerned for the loss of their loved one than exacting revenge on people who had nothing to do with his death. I could see the estate paying for funeral costs, but not giving the passenger's family a massive payout for wrongful death. That's stupid.
Moral Hazard
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Originally posted by srussell0018
It's just as much the passenger's fault for getting in the car and/or letting Dunn drive drunk as it is Dunn for crashing the car. I'm sure nobody held a gun to his head and made him get in. I think it'd be stupid and petty for the passenger to sue for something like that, even if there is legal grounds to do so. They should be more concerned for the loss of their loved one than exacting revenge on people who had nothing to do with his death.
There is a concept called contributory negligence, which is the degree to which an injured/agrieved party was the author of their own misfortune. Damage awards are reduced by the percentage of contributory negligence. Would the passenger have some contrib (as we in the industry call it)? Absolutely... would it be 100%... hell no.... probably more in the 25% range in the US... could be as high as 50% in canada
