NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were killed Thursday evening when they were struck by an SUV as they were bicycling in New Jersey.
Gaudreau, 31, who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and brother Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were scheduled to serve as groomsmen today at their sister’s wedding in Philadelphia, according to her online registry page at TheKnot.com.
The tragic incident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. ET as the brothers were riding bicycles on a country road in Oldmans Township, NJ, near their hometown in Salem County, when a Jeep Grand Cherokee attempted to pass two slower-moving vehicles including another SUV and struck the Gaudreaus, according to New Jersey State Police.
The driver was charged with two counts of death by auto. New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said in a press release that the driver, Sean Higgins, 43, was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol.
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