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Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

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Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

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Driver charged with killing NHL's Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

This image released by the Salem County, N.J., Correctional Facility shows Sean M. Higgins, charged with two counts of death by auto, along with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, in the killings of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road in New Jersey on Aug. 29, 2024. (Salem County Correctional Facility via AP)

This image released by the Salem County, N.J., Correctional Facility shows Sean M. Higgins, charged with two counts of death by auto, along with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, in the killings of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road in New Jersey on Aug. 29, 2024. (Salem County Correctional Facility via AP)

Sean M. Higgins, right, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, left, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, right, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, left, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, bottom, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, bottom, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Judge Michael Silvanio listens as Sean M. Higgins, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Judge Michael Silvanio listens as Sean M. Higgins, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Young attendees wear Johnny Gaudreau's Columbus Blue Jackets jersey to the funeral services for Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau at Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Media, Pa., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Young attendees wear Johnny Gaudreau's Columbus Blue Jackets jersey to the funeral services for Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Gaudreau at Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Media, Pa., Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, bottom, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, bottom, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, bottom, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Sean M. Higgins, top, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, bottom, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)