NHL Star Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and His Brother Matthew, 29, Killed in New Jersey Bike Accident
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, who plays for the Colombus Blue Jackets, and his brother Matthew have died in a biking accident in New Jersey, PEOPLE has confirmed.
NHL's Johnny Gaudreau dies at 31: Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau was killed Thursday night in what the team is calling an 'unimaginable tragedy.'
“Police said the driver, 43-year-old Sean Higgins of Woodstown, N.J., attempted to pass a slower vehicle when he hit the Gaudreau brothers,” CBS Philadelphia said. “Higgins was detained under suspicion he was under the influence of alcohol and charged with two counts of death by auto.”
The Blue Jackets released a statement Friday morning saying the team is “shocked and devastated by this unimaginable tragedy.”