Dead man’s parents sue estate of ‘Jackass’ star

    The estate of Ryan Dunn is being sued by the parents of a man who died along with the “Jackass” star in a car crash last year in suburban Philadelphia.

    Zachary Hartwell’s parents are suing Dunn’s estate and the restaurant where Dunn was drinking before he crashed his Porsche 911 GT3 around 3 a.m. on June 20, 2011.
    Police say Dunn had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit for drivers and was going as fast as 140 mph before the one-car crash.

    The suit first reported by Courthouse News Service says Dunn was visibly intoxicated and shouldn’t have been served by the restaurant. A state police investigation, however, cleared the bar of wrongdoing.

    A phone message left for a lawyer for Dunn’s estate wasn’t immediately returned Thursday.

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