Chesapeake Ex CEO Aubrey McClendon Killed In Oklahoma City Car Crash

Source: News9

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 Medical Examiner’s office would not confirm that fact, and said they will have to continue to investigate.  

McClendon, the former CEO and co-founder of Chesapeake Energy Corp., 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.

Oklahoma City Police will have a press conference regarding this incident today at 1:45 p.m.

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Update: OKC Press Conference Concerning Fatal Car Crash That Killed Aubrey McClendon