A New Jersey grand jury on Wednesday charged that man accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau, who is pictured here playing for the Calgary Flames, and Matthew Gaudreau in late August. File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 12 (UPI) — A New Jersey grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging the man accused of killing NHL star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, while driving drunk this summer. Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, ages 31 and 29 respectively, were killed late August when struck by a car while riding their bikes in Salem County, N.J. Advertisement
Sean Higgins, 44, the driver of the vehicle, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of hitting the two men while driving under the influence of alcohol.
A Salem County grand jury returned an indictment on Wednesday charging Higgins with two counts of second-degree reckless vehicular homicide, two counts of first-degree aggravated manslaughter, fourth-degree tampering with physical evidence and second-degree leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
Authorities said the brothers were struck at around 8 p.m. on Aug. 29. A preliminary investigation found that Higgins was trying to pass a vehicle when he hit the cyclists riding on the side of the road.
Police body-worn camera footage of the arrest released last week shows officers running Higgins through a series of sobriety tests.
In the released video, Higgins tells the interviewing police officer that he had about