Ryan Dunn's Estate Being Sued

By Joeski Whoaski - 08-10-2012, 09:23 AM - Boxden > The TV and Movie Spot

Seems a bit callous to me seeing how these guys were friends. Parents just want a payday. Smh > Ryan Dunn's Estate Being Sued - Photo posted in The TV and Movie Spot | Sign in and leave a comment below!

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Ryan Dunn of MTV‘s Jackass was tragically k!lled over a year ago in a car crash as Dunn was traveling at 130 MPH, and later was proven very drunk at the time. The Ryan Dunn crash also claimed the life of his passenger at the time, Zachary Hartwell, and now, Hartwell’s parents are suing Dunn’s estate!

Nothing like waiting a year to decide that you want to sue, but that’s exactly what Zachary Hartwell’s parents have decided to do. The Hartwells are now suing the estate of Ryan Dunn, as well as the bar that Dunn was drinking at, claiming that the drunken Jackass star took the life of their son. In the lawsuit, the Hartwells claim that Ryan Dunn was extremely negligent by trying to operate his vehicle when he was clearly intoxicated. Sure, we agree, but we still can’t understand why it took them a year to figure this out.

According to TMZ, the Hartwells claim: “they’ve lost the services, guidance, and comfort of their son. And they want Dunn’s estate to cover expenses[..]ociated with Zach’s [rip], including funeral costs.” The parents, who are suing on behalf of their son Zachary’s estate, feel that both Ryan Dunn’s estate and the bar should pay for all of their son’s “pre-impact fright, fear, pain and suffering.” Rumor also has it that they are asking both parties to pay for all of the wages that Zachary would have earned during his life.

Wow, that seems like a bit much, no? I mean, we understand that they are hurting, but on the flip side, who forced Zachary Hartwell to get in the car with Ryan Dunn? Clearly, he either knew that Dunn was drunk, or was too drunk himself to care.

Ryan Dunn Crash - Estate Sued By Dead Passenger's Parents | Reality TV Magazine

08-10-2012, 10:01 AM

i dont know all of the details of that story but if the friend got in the car knowing that dunn was drunk, then he's responsible for his own life at that point. its not like an innocent pedestrian standing on the curb [pic] nonetheless rip

08-10-2012, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Gatorfan2611

i dont know all of the details of that story but if the friend got in the car knowing that dunn was drunk, then he's responsible for his own life at that point. its not like an innocent pedestrian standing on the curb [pic] nonetheless rip

thats very true but lets not forget dunn was goin over 130 mph tho.. what the !!. thats irresponsible as hell even if u are drunk or sober.

08-10-2012, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by eCity 420

thats very true but lets not forget dunn was goin over 130 mph tho.. what the !!. thats irresponsible as hell even if u are drunk or sober.

Not sure if serious…… [pic]

Being that drunk drivers typically don't drive slow and under control.

08-10-2012, 02:40 PM

Can they do this legally? His friend was drinking a hell of a lot as well they even tweeted pics of them drinking from the bar, his bal was the same as Ryan's give it take as well. He also knew Ryan was drunk and he got in the car with him.. They were best friends man.

08-10-2012, 02:44 PM

over 18 you getting into any vehicle you must know who the driver is and whats in that car.

anything from then is all on you

08-10-2012, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by regulate

TMZ be saying some of the dumbest, most non-sensical !! in their articles maaaaaan. Now they wanna focus on the fact that the parents waited a year to sue....... How does that make any difference in anything?? They probably waited that long because they were grieving too hard to do anything before. Really TMZ y'all couldn't figured that !! out?? Whether the lawsuit is justified or not is still up in the air, but TMZ really thought they had a good reason to speak against it....!!in idiots......

Uhhhhhh.....I'm not sure if YOU'RE serious.....I'm not justifying it but PLENTY of drunk people drive slow & under control probably because they're cognizant of the fact that they ARE drunk and dont wanna get caught up. That !! happens ALL THE DAMN TIME.

ecity made a perfect point. Its one thing to drive drunk. It's a totally different thing to drive drunk going 130mph. The friend as guilty as he was, couldn't be guilty of KNOWING that dun was gonna do that.

Uhh...people drive slow and under control maybe when they're drunk, cuz they don't want to get caught. Sounds to me like Dunn and the other dude were TANKED, at which point trying to be under control so you don't get pulled over gets thrown out the window. Cognizance of your drunkenness, at that level of intoxication, is all but nonexistent.

Originally Posted by Gatorfan2611

i dont know all of the details of that story but if the friend got in the car knowing that dunn was drunk, then he's responsible for his own life at that point. its not like an innocent pedestrian standing on the curb [pic] nonetheless rip

This. You get in the car with someone that !!ed up, it's on you.

08-10-2012, 04:45 PM

both were drunk so im calling bull!! then they trying to sue the bar

08-10-2012, 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by regulate

TMZ be saying some of the dumbest, most non-sensical !! in their articles maaaaaan. Now they wanna focus on the fact that the parents waited a year to sue....... How does that make any difference in anything?? They probably waited that long because they were grieving too hard to do anything before. Really TMZ y'all couldn't figured that !! out?? Whether the lawsuit is justified or not is still up in the air, but TMZ really thought they had a good reason to speak against it....!!in idiots......

Uhhhhhh.....I'm not sure if YOU'RE serious.....I'm not justifying it but PLENTY of drunk people drive slow & under control probably because they're cognizant of the fact that they ARE drunk and dont wanna get caught up. That !! happens ALL THE DAMN TIME.

ecity made a perfect point. Its one thing to drive drunk. It's a totally different thing to drive drunk going 130mph. The friend as guilty as he was, couldn't be guilty of KNOWING that dun was gonna do that.

wtf you talking about driving drunk is driving drunk even if you drive slow you cant control that !! [pic][pic][pic][pic]
I seen people who drive slow and still side swipe cars and crash into poles

08-10-2012, 05:05 PM

the bar can be held liable , because they can step in and call a cab and take the keys away .. If you go in the liquor store and try and buy booze and they see that you're blitzed they aren't supposed to sell you any alcohol , and can be held liable as well .

It doesnt matter how long they waited , but it was probably for the best . What do you think they are going to sue right after they lost their son and Dunn's parents lost his ? Of course they waited it was the smart thing to do .

08-10-2012, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by Hare Krishna

I HATE LAWYERS [pic]

I like them when they are defending me tho

08-10-2012, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Prostyle

Not sure if serious…… [pic]

Being that drunk drivers typically don't drive slow and under control.

i do

[pic]

08-10-2012, 07:44 PM

Bar doesn't owe anyone !!. [pic] Are some of ya'll serious. He was a GROWN[..] MAN.

Get the !! out of here. Grown[..] men drinking like teenagers and acting like teenagers. Cmon son

His estate I understand, just flip it.... the !! is it still in his name for, dude has been dead for a year already.

08-10-2012, 07:48 PM

Originally Posted by Prostyle

Not sure if serious…… [pic]

Being that drunk drivers typically don't drive slow and under control.

But people have said how crazy of a driver he was. He drove that fast whether he was drunk or not. The family should get something, not a lifetime worth of wages, but something. He was in an accident in the exact same place ten or fifteen years earlier and flipped the car with bam in it while he was sober. Dunn was a very irresponsible driver and should be held accountable. His estate that is.

08-10-2012, 10:29 PM

I can see suing the bar for over-serving(even though it happens all the time) but it !!ty to sue the friend. Didn't he die to so they would be suing their family

08-10-2012, 10:32 PM

I don't blame them. And that year doesn't mean !!. Grieving + putting the lawsuit together probably explains that time period.

08-10-2012, 10:59 PM

leave alan from the hangover alone man [pic]

08-10-2012, 11:00 PM

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08-11-2012, 01:09 AM

once again you guys think with all emotion and total ignorance of how the law works. keep thinking like that, you'll get !!ed over so fast...

08-11-2012, 07:49 AM

How could they sue for the wages he would have earned throughout his life

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