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Ryan Dunn's passenger an Iraq war veteran

Ryan Dunn, left, and Zachary Hartwell, right, were killed in a car accident near Philadelphia on Monday, June 20, 2011. The man in the middle is unidentified. Dunn tweeted this photo shortly before the accident. Personal photo

(CBS) Zachary Hartwell, the passenger in "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn's Porsche, who was killed with Dunn in a car accident outside Philadelphia early Monday morning, was a 30-year-old Iraq war veteran.

Pictures: Ryan Dunn of "Jackass" 1977-2011

RadarOnline reports Hartwell had served in the Navy. He was a gunner's mate with two tours in Iraq.

Dunn and Hartwell were killed in West Goshen Township near Philadelphia when Dunn's Porsche careened off the road and into the woods. According to RadarOnline, the two men died of "blunt force and thermal trauma" and were dead at the scene by the time emergency crews arrived.

Police have said the speed of the vehicle was a factor in the accident.

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