NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother Matthew were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bikes in Salem County, New…
NHL player John “Johnny Hockey” Gaudreau and his younger brother Matthew Gaudreau were struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bikes in Salem County, New Jersey, police said.
John Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were riding their bikes north on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township on Thursday at 8:19 p.m. At the same time, Sean Higgins, 43, of Woodstown, New Jersey, was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee north on County Route 551, according to investigators.Higgins tried to pass two vehicles ahead of him and entered the southbound lanes, police said.
Higgins then tried to pass the SUV and struck the Gaudreau brothers, police said. Both brothers died from their injuries.Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. Investigators said Higgins was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested and charged with two counts of death by auto and is currently lodged in the Salem County Correctional Facility.
John Gaudreau was born in Salem, New Jersey, and grew up in Carneys Point Township, New Jersey. He played for the Boston College Eagles from 2011 to 2014 and was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.Gaudreau entered the NHL in 2014 and played for the Calgary Flames and the Columbus Blue Jackets,
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