Sean Higgins a financial officer at gensia addiction treatment and recovery centers has been placed on leave after being arrested in connection with the deaths of NHL star Johnny gdo and his younger brother Matthew the tragic incident occurred in oldman's Township New Jersey when Higgins allegedly driving Under the Influence struck the brothers while they were out for a bike ride on the eve of their sister's wedding according to reports Johnny GD a stime NHL Allstar and left Winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets and his brother Matthew were biking on County Route 551 around 8:00 p.m. when Higgins attempted to pass two other vehicles and crashed into them from behind both brothers were pronounced dead at the scene police officers who responded to the crash reported smelling alcohol on Higgins breath Higgins allegedly admitted to having five or six beers before the accident as a result he was arrested and charged with two accounts of vehicular homicide Under Suspicion of drunk driving he is currently being held in custody awaiting A detention hearing scheduled for September 5th Higgins 43 of piles Grove New Jersey is a married father of two young daughters and has been working at gensia since September according to his LinkedIn profile his profile also lists him as a decorated US Army Major who served in the 44th infantry Brigade combat team in Koso gensia the addiction treatment center where Higgins was employed released a statement expressing their condolences to the GD family and confirming that Higgins was placed on leave following the incident the company did not respond to further requests for comment and neither did the Department of Defense regarding Higgins military service higgins's wife and parents were also unavailable for comment both Johnny and Matthew grro were star hockey players at Boston College where they were coached by the legendary Jerry York Johnny gd's Widow later shared a heartfelt tribute to her late husband on social media mourning the loss of both brothers in this tragic event