Ryan Dunn’s preliminary autopsy report listing his cause of death came in early yesterday, but if you ask me, “smashed all to f*ck” didn’t seem very scientific.  Today police released hard numbers, which estimate Dunn was traveling between 130 and 140 mph at the time of the accident, with a Blood Alcohol Content of .196.  Which, if my math serves, would make the degree of difficulty 27.44.

Police in West Goshen, Pa., have finished their reconstruction of the fatal June 20 accident and determined the Jackass star’s Porsche 911 GT3 may have been traveling between 130 and 140 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone when it barreled through a guard rail into a ravine and slammed into a tree before bursting into flames.
Additionally, investigators confirmed the Chester County Coroner’s toxicology results that show his blood-alcohol content was 0.196, two-and-a-half times over the state’s legal limit of 0.08.
Sadly, Dunn’s speed demon history makes the tragedy all the more predictable.
Per Pennsylvania court records, the reality star had at least 23 driving infractions over the last 13 years from six different counties, among them citations for speeding and careless driving, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving without a license, two parking-related transgressions and a criminal mischief-damage to property citation.
Most of the infractions ended in guilty pleas.
Dunn had two arrests under his belt, one in 2001 for a traffic infraction and another in 2005 after he was busted for DUI.

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64-year-old Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen died last night after reportedly being shot five times in the chest and crashing her car into a pole in Beverly Hills, after attending the Burlesque premiere earlier that evening.  Yeah… so I guess I’ll save the jokes on this one.

“On November 16th 2010 at approximately 12:28 a.m. Beverly Hills police officers received info regarding shots that were heard in the area of Sunset and Whittier, shortly after a collision was reported in the same area. Units arrived and discovered a newer black Mercedes Benz E-350 involved in a solo crash to the light pole. The lone female occupant was located in the vehicle with apparent multiple gunshot wounds to her chest. Beverly Hills paramedics transported the victim to a local hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. The investigation is in the preliminary stages and no further information is available at this time. At this time there is no suspect, info or motive for this crime.”

Chasen began her career as a publicist in 1973, and worked on films such as 1989′s Driving Miss Daisy and 1997′s Lolita.

In February 1993, she was named senior vice president of worldwide publicity at MGM. [THR]

Pardon me for stating the obvious, but that’s terrible.  You see, this is why I only work from home.  First they make you put on pants, and before you know it, all kinds of awful things are happening. You can’t trust those animals out there.

Scott Ruffalo, brother of actor Mark (Zodiac, Collateral), was shot in the head at his condo in Beverly Hills Monday morning, and is currently in very serious condition at an LA hospital.

According to sources, the shooting occurred at about 1:40 a.m. at the building where Scott Ruffalo lived on North Palm Drive. Police would not say who was involved. Scott, 39, is a hairdresser who has worked in salons in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills and has held a California state cosmetology license since 1991. Like his brother Mark, Scott was born in Kenosha, Wis., before moving with his family to San Diego. [People]

More:

Scott was found with a gunshot wound to the back of his head on Monday in Beverly Hills.  The report refers to the shooting as “execution-style”.

Also:

TMZ reports that the “suspicious shooting” occurred in Scott’s Beverly Hills apartment, which means that a suicide attempt or accident has not yet been ruled out.

Well shit, that just sucks the wind out of your sails, doesn’t it.  I can’t really make a joke about a guy getting shot in the head, so I’m just gonna change the subject.  Children’s entertainer Banjo the clown fell from his stilts at a recent performance, swallowing his bike horn and impaling his rectum on a coke bottle.  He’s recuperating at an area hospital and is currently listed in hilarious condition.

Sadly, he’s not starring in a movie called Serious Condition.

Actor Morgan Freeman was involved in a serious car accident last night in Mississippi.  It happened around 1130 Sunday night on Highway 32 in Tallahatchie County.  Mississippi Highway Patrol says Freeman was driving a 1997 Maxima with a female passenger when he ran off the road, over corrected and flipped the car several times.  Both Freeman and the woman had to be cut from the car with the Jaws of Life.  They were both airlifted to the Med in Memphis.  The Med lists Freeman in serious condition this morning.  Right now there are no media conferences scheduled. 

Freeman lives with his wife Myrna in Charleston, Mississippi.  Man, this sucks.  Not only is Morgan Freeman one of the best living actors, he’s so humble that he’s driving around in a 1997 Maxima.  If I were him, I’d be driving some sort of custom yacht that hovers, with some bitchin’ spinning rims, regardless of whether it had wheels, and some lesbians painted on the side.  I think I speak for everyone when I say that you’re being a total gaywad right now, God.

Check in with TMZ for updates.