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Suspected Drunk Driver in Hockey Player Johnny Gaudreau's Death Charged


The suspected drunk driver who killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, has been arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide

Higgins is suspected of being drunk when he swerved and hit Johnny, 31, and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, 29, with his Jeep Cherokee while they were riding bicycles in Oldmans Township, N.J. shortly after 8:00 p.m. On March 18, 2024, former NHL players Konstantin Koltsov and Chris Simon were announced dead in separate instances, the latest in a string of recent passings to rock the sport. He married wife Madeline Gaudreau in July 2021 and was the acting head hockey coach at Gloucester Catholic High School in New Jersey where both brothers also played.

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