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Stephen Chamberlain, Mike Lynch's former co-defendant in a US fraud trial, has died after being hit by a car while jogging in Cambridgeshire, his lawyer has said.
Chamberlain, the former vice president of finance at British software firm Autonomy, was hit on Saturday morning, Reuters reported.
On Monday Lynch was reported missing after a superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily during a severe storm. One man, believed to be the ship's cook, was confirmed dead and six others, including Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, are missing.
Chamberlain died after being "fatally struck" by a car while jogging, his lawyer Gary Lincenberg said.
Lincenberg added: “He was a courageous man of unparalleled integrity and we miss him greatly. He fought successfully to clear his good name, which lives on through his wonderful family."
Cambridgeshire Police had appealed for witnesses following the crash on Newmarket Road in the village of Stretham.
Police said a man in his 50s was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Chamberlain and Lynch were co-defendants in a fraud trial over the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in 2011 for $11bn (£7bn). The pair faced the same charges of fraud and conspiracy for allegedly scheming to inflate the value of the company before it was sold.
Both were acquitted of all 15 charges by a San Francisco jury in June. After leaving Autonomy in 2012, Chamberlain worked as chief operating officer for cyber security firm Darktrace and volunteered as finance director for League One football club Cambridge United.
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