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Driver in Crash That Killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau Faces New Charges


NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew Gaudreau were killed by a drunk driver who has been charged with their deaths

“To know these two was to love these two,” Katie wrote via Instagram on Monday, September 2, alongside a slideshow of family photos over the years. Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau pose with Christian Carto.Courtesy of Matthew Gaudreau/Instagram According to the New Jersey police, Higgins was driving behind two vehicles when he “attempted to pass the slower-moving sedan and SUV.” After passing the sedan via the “southbound lanes of travel,” Higgins “attempted to re-enter the northbound lanes of travel when the SUV in front of Higgins moved to the middle of the roadway, splitting the north and south lanes to safely pass the two [bicyclists] traveling north on the right side of the roadway.” However, when Higgins attempted to pass the SUV on the right, he struck Johnny and Matthew “in the rear” and caused them to sustain “fatal injuries.”

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