NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed by suspected drunk driver while biking in New Jersey
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday night while biking when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver, authorities confirmed.
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday night while biking when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver, authorities confirmed.
Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were cycling in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, when a driver attempting to pass another car fatally struck them, Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron of the New Jersey State Police said Friday in a statement.
The driver, identified as 43-year-old Sean Higgins, was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and was charged with two counts of death by auto, Lebron said. He was booked into the Salem County Correctional Facility. Lebron could not confirm whether Higgins had an attorney.
An affidavit of probable cause revealed that the responding police officer detected a "strong odor" of alcohol from Higgins' breath at the scene of the crash. Higgins admitted to having consumed five to six beers before the accident and proceeded to fail a sobriety test.
Gaudreau's team, the Columbus Blue Jackets in Ohio, mourned the loss in a statement Friday morning.
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