Crash That Killed Aubrey McClendon Was Accident
June 08 2016 - 1:00PM
Dow Jones News
The Oklahoma medical examiner ruled the crash that killed shale
pioneer Aubrey McClendon was an accident, according to the autopsy
report released Wednesday.
No alcohol was involved in the accident, but an unspecified
amount of one drug—doxylamine, which can be used as an
antihistamine or to treat insomnia—was found in Mr. McClendon's
system, the report said.
Mr. McClendon suffered a number of injuries in the
single-vehicle crash, including several broken ribs, a broken
pelvis and a broken back, according to the autopsy report.
Those findings are consistent with the medical examiner's
previous determination that the former chief executive of
Chesapeake Energy Corp. died of multiple blunt force trauma.
The deadly crash on March 2 occurred one day after Mr. McClendon
was indicted on a single count of conspiring to rig the price of
oil and gas leases.
Write to Erin Ailworth at Erin.Ailworth@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 08, 2016 12:45 ET (16:45 GMT)
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