NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed by suspected drunk driver

Published: Aug 30, 2024 Duration: 00:02:00 Category: News & Politics

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AS STEPHANIE GOSK REPORTS IT HAPPENED ON THE EVE OF THEIR SISTER'S WEDDING. >> Reporter: TONIGHT OUTSIDE THE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKET ARENA A MEMORIAL IS GROWING. THE TEAM SHOCKED BY THE LOSS OF ITS BIGGEST STAR. THEY SIGNED JOHNNY GAUDREAU TWO YEARS AGO. NICKNAMED JOHNNY HOCKEY GAVE NEW HOPE TO A STRUGGLING TEAM. ON THURSDAY NIGHT POLICE SAY THE 31-YEAR-OLD AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER MATTHEW WERE KILLED BY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER WHILE RIDING BIKES NEAR THEIR HOMETOWN. JOHNNY WAS THE FATHER OF A BABY BOY AND GIRL, MATTHEW, A HOCKEY COACH AND HUSBAND. TODAY THEIR SISTER WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MARRIED. THE DRIVER SHAWN HIGGINS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF STREAK LAHR HOMICIDE. ACCORDING TO THE ARREST WARRANT, THE 43-YEAR-OLD TOLD THE OFFICER HE HAD APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX BEERS. HE ADMITTED ALCOHOL CONTRIBUTED TO HIS IMPATIENCE AND RECKLESS DRIVING. THE WARRANT ALLEGES HIGHWAY TRIED TO UNLAWFULLY PASS AN SUV HITTING THE TWO BROTHERS WHO WERE RIDING IN THE NARROW SHOULDER. HIGHWAY HAS NOT ENTERED A PLEA. THE BROTHERS' UNCLE WRITING IN PART LAST NIGHT WE LOST TWO HUSBANDS, TWO FATHERS, TWO SONS, TWO BROTHERS, TRULY TWO AMAZING HUMANS. JERRY YORK WAS THEIR HOCKEY COACH AT BOSTON COLLEGE. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE JOHNNY AND MATTHEW MADE A REAL IMPRESSION AT BOSTON COLLEGE. >> THEY REALLY DID AND THE WAY THEY CARRIED THEMSELVES AROUND THE CAMPUS WAS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING A COACH DREAMS ABOUT. >> Reporter: THE BLUE JACKETS WRITING THEY ARE SHOCKED AND DEVASTATED TOM BUNTING COACHED ALONGSIDE THEIR DAD IN NEW JERSEY. >> PEOPLE SEE THEM AS HOCKEY PLAYERS BUT REALLY, REALLY TIGHT FAMILY AND IT'S JUST A HORRIBLE DAY. >> Reporter: BACK IN OHIO YONAYTY'S JERSEY IS A FAVORITE AMONG

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