NHL player and brother killed by alleged drunk driver who ran over their

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Columbus Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed while they were out riding their bicycles when they were struck by a car.

New Jersey State Police said Gaudreau was one of two cyclists struck and killed by a car in Salem County, New Jersey. Gaudreau’s younger brother, Matthew, 29, was the other victim in the crash, police confirmed.

The Carneys Point, New Jersey, natives were in the area for their sister Katie’s wedding scheduled for Friday in Philadelphia.

To have two brothers killed while in town for their sister’s wedding is horrific beyond comprehension.

Johnny Gaudreau leaves behind a wife and two young children who must now grow up without their father.

Police said the driver, Sean M. Higgins, was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and charged with two counts of death by auto and jailed at the Salem County Correctional Facility.