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Billionaire James Crown Dies In Race Car Accident

Billionaire James Crown died Sunday at Aspen Motorsports Park in Woody Creek, Colorado, the Huffington Post reported.

The 70-year-old billionaire owner of an Aspen ski company has been fatally injured at the outlet’s popular country club motorsports park. I got it.

The Pitkin County coroner’s office said Crown’s death was likely due to blunt force trauma he suffered while smashing into an impact barrier. according to Colorado Sun.

“Although multiple blunt force trauma is evident, the official cause of death is pending,” the coroner’s office said. No other persons involved in the accident were mentioned.

Crown has been involved in many business-related activities including investments in public and private securities, real estate and business companies. according to Wagon 9. Clown was a close friend of former President Barack Obama. He worked on President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board in 2014, the Colorado Sun reported. (Related: Millionaire Lost on Titanic Submarine Sends Us Chilling Final Texts)

The Crown family bought half of the Aspen Skiing Company in 1985, then bought the other owners in 1993, according to a report in the Colorado Sun. In 2017, the family helped found the Altera Mountain Company. James lived between Chicago and Colorado. according to CBS news.

“The Crown family is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Jim Crown today in an accident,” the Aspen Ski Company said in a statement on the day of the incident, according to a report by the Colorado Sun. “The family has requested that their privacy be respected during this difficult time. Details regarding plans for a memorial to Jim’s extraordinary life will be announced at a later date.”

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