Mike Lynch’s Associate Who Was Hit by Car Days Before Yacht Sinking Died from 'Traumatic Head Injury': Coroner

Stephen Chamberlain died of a "traumatic head injury" just two days before the Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily on Aug. 19

The former business associate of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch died of a “traumatic head injury," according to authorities in England, who also say there's no evidence to suggest his death was suspicious.

Stephen Chamberlain, 52, was struck by a car just two days before the Aug. 19 sinking of luxury yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily, which killed seven people, including Lynch and his daughter.

On Thursday, Sept. 5, Cambridgeshire Coroner Caroline Jones opened an investigation into Chamberlain's death, CambridgeshireLive.com, The Independent and Sky News reported.

Police previously said 52-year-old Chamberlain, who sustained serious injuries after a vehicle hit him in Cambridgeshire, died in the hospital Aug. 20.

Following the crash, police noted that the driver of the vehicle, a 49-year-old woman, remained at the scene and was answering questions about the incident.

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Jones said at the inquest that Chamberlain’s cause of death was recorded as a “traumatic head injury,” per The Independent and The Guardian.

"A vehicle traveling between Stretham and Wicken on the A1123 crested a humpback bridge and was presented with a runner crossing the road from the nearside to the offside between two parts of a bridleway,” Jones said, per the reports.

Jones was transported to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the BBC reported, and died on Aug. 20.

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The probe was adjourned as police continued their investigation, per Sky News. No new date has been disclosed.

There has been no proof that the death of Chamberlain was "suspicious or untoward,” police said, per the BBC.

Chamberlain was a co-defendant in Mike Lynch’s U.S. trial concerning the $11 billion sale of Autonomy, a business software company Lynch founded, to Hewlett Packard in 2011. A San Francisco jury acquitted Lynch and Chamberlain of all fraud and conspiracy charges in June.

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A source close to the yacht survivors previously told PEOPLE that Lynch was celebrating his acquittal before the Aug. 19 sinking. "That's why he took his closest friends and colleagues on the trip," said the source.

Following the announcement of Chamberlain’s death on Aug. 20, police shared a statement on behalf of the family. “Steve was a much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend,” they wrote “He was an amazing individual whose only goal in life was to help others in any way possible."

"He made a lasting impression on everyone who had the privilege of knowing him," their statement continued. "He will be deeply missed but forever in the hearts of his loved ones.”

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Chamberlain’s attorney, Gary Lincenberg, previously called his client "a courageous man with unparalleled integrity."

"We deeply miss him," Lincenberg said, per the BBC. "Steve fought successfully to clear his good name at trial earlier this year, and his good name now lives on through his wonderful family."

PEOPLE reached out to the Cambridgeshire Coroner's Office and Lincenberg for comments.

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