Sean Higgins has been arrested for the death of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau
NHL player age 31 Johnny Gaudreau along with his brother age 29 Matthew were killed after they were struck by a drunk driver in a Jeep on Thursday. The two were riding bikes.
Who is driver Sean M Higgins arrested for the accident which resulted in the death Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew
43-year-old Sean M. Higgins from Woodstown, NJ is the man who got arrested for this offense.
Sean M. Higgins admitted having “five or six” beers before hitting Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew when he was first taken into custody. To make matters worse, on Friday he failed a sobriety test.
Sean Higgins from Woodstown NJ. He’s the drunk driving murderer that killed Johnny Gaudreau and his brother….. pic.twitter.com/TxWSENRVgL
— Atlantic City Adam (@AC_Adam412) August 30, 2024
Higgins now made his first virtual court appearance in front of a judge on Friday, and he responded to the judge in a rather startling way. Higgins said, “So I’m here until Thursday,” when Judge Michael J. Silvanio announced that he would be detained for six more days.
Higgins was then given an explanation by Silvano of a law requiring him to be detained for a minimum of 72 hours prior to being granted another hearing. Due to the approaching Memorial Day weekend, the hearing has been rescheduled for Thursday.
Throughout the judge’s account of Sean M. Higgins’ two-count charge of second-degree vehicular manslaughter, the defendant remained silent.
The Woodstown resident Sean M. Higgins was seen wearing a dark green jacket with velcro shoulders and his wrist was wrapped with a bandage.
Higgins was represented in court by Cody Dooley who is a public defender but there was no family present to offer support. Higgins informed the judge that he intended to proceed by hiring a private attorney of his own. The judge instructed Higgins to approach other inmates for assistance or contact any relatives or friends who might be able to aid.
This man is a fucking murderer.
A woman lost her two brothers the night before her wedding because you wanted to drink and drive.
An NHL franchise lost their star player because you wanted to drink and drive.
I hope you fuckin rot in prison Sean Higgins. #JohnnyGaudreau pic.twitter.com/QxFtPmidhw
— hexlexington (@hexlexington) August 30, 2024
The Gaudreau brothers were scheduled to be groomsmen in Katie’s Friday afternoon wedding at the same time as the court appearance. In light of the tragedy, the ceremony scheduled to begin at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Gloucester City at 1:45 p.m. was cancelled.
Sean M. Higgins hit Johnny Gaudreau and his brother
Around 8 p.m., Johnny Gaudreau and his brother were riding on County Route 551 in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, when Higgins struck them from behind with his black Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to the New Jersey State Police.
Higgins is facing two counts of second degree vehicle manslaughter, was expressionless as the judge recounted how he killed the two brothers.
Higgins was driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee and the collision occurred around 8:19 p.m. on Thursday, while the vehicle was travelling northbound on County Road 551. The Jeep tried to go around a slow-moving sedan and SUV entering the southbound lanes and got in front of the sedan and tried to re-enter the northbound lanes when the SUV in front of him moved to the middle of the roadway, splitting the north and south lanes to safely pass the Gaudreau brothers.
Johnny and Matthew were supposed to take part in their sister, Katie’s wedding, which was scheduled for Friday but has since been called off.