Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were riding bikes in Salem County when they were struck and killed on Aug. 29.
Sean M. Higgins enters the court room at the Salem County Courthouse in Salem, NJ on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Higgins is charged with two counts of death by auto in the Aug. 29 deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.Sean M.
Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau were struck and killed while riding bicycles along a road in Salem County on Aug. 29.Prosecutors say Higgins was driving northbound on Route 551/Pennsville-Auburn Road in Oldmans Township in Salem County when he tried to pass vehicles in front of him on the evening of Aug. 29.
The drivers of the two vehicles Higgins passed before the fatal crash described his driving as erratic and aggressive, authorities said. One said his vehicle was partially on the grass when he struck the Gaudreaus, authorities said.
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