His main target? Film critic Roger Ebert.
Dunn, 34, of West Chester, died Monday in a fiery crash after veering off the Route 322 bypass in West Goshen Township. Investigators believe he may have been traveling at more than 100 miles per hour on the road marked 55.
So far, police have not said whether they suspect alcohol played a role in the wreck that also killed Dunn's passenger - 30-year-old Zachary Hartwell. But both Dunn and Hartwell had been drinking at the West Chester bar Barnaby's of America hours before the crash, said bar manager Jim O'Brien.
Dunn posted a photo of the two drinking with another man on his Twitter account just hours before his death. It was removed from the page late Monday.
But within hours, Ebert - a Chicago-based critic and prolific Twitter user - posted his own judgments.
"Friends don't let jackasses drink and drive," he wrote.
Margera struck back with an expletive filled rant early Tuesday morning.
"I just lost my best friend," he wrote. "I have been crying hysterical for a full day and piece of s**t Roger Ebert has the gall to put in his 2 cents . . . Millions of people are crying right now, shut your fat f***ing mouth!"
Other members of the Twiteratti were quick to chime in, including bawdy celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who called Ebert's comments in poor taste.
"We certainly agree that driving after drinking is wrong, we think there's no reason - especially RIGHT NOW - that anyone should be pointing fingers or poking fun at a truly tragic situation," Hilton wrote. "Everyone makes mistake, and this is somebody's son. Too soon, Roger."
By Tuesday morning, the backlash against Ebert had grown so heated that the social media site Facebook, temporarily removed his fan page in hopes of taming the vitriol.
"Facebook! My page is harmless and an asset to you. Why did you remove it in response to anonymous jerks? Makes you look bad," he tweeted. The page was reposted on the site just after noon.
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