Aubrey McClendon, the former CEO and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy Corp. and a co-owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder, was indicted for conspiring to rig bids to buy oil and natural gas leases in northwest Oklahoma on Tuesday. The Department of Justice said Tuesday the indictment alleges that the conspiracy ran from December 2007 to March 2012.
On Wednesday, in a tragic twist of fate, McClendon was the reported victim in a fatal single car accident.
Following from News 9 in Oklahoma.
The victim in a deadly single-vehicle crash in northeast Oklahoma City has been identified as Aubrey McClendon, Oklahoma City Police confirm.
First responders were called to the scene of the deadly crash just after 9 a.m. on N. Midwest Blvd., between E. Memorial Rd. and NE 122nd. St. to an SUV that had reportedly struck a bridge and burst into flames. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and later police confirmed with News 9 that the deceased individual was in fact McClendon.
The OKC Police Department has confirmed the report.
The victim in this morning's fatal crash has been identified as 56-year-old Aubrey McClendon. https://t.co/JRCvrublhh
— OKC Police Dept (@okcpd) March 2, 2016
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time a member of the Thunder family has died in a car accident this year. Recently, wife of assistant coach Monty Williams also passed away in a car accident involving another driver.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Thunder and McClendon family.
