Columbus Blue Jackets hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew have died.
On Thursday, Aug. 29, the NHL star, 31, and Matthew, 29, died in a biking accident in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, close to their hometown of Salem County, PEOPLE has confirmed. They were reportedly in their hometown to serve as groomsmen in their sister's wedding on Friday, according to a wedding website.
Johnny and Matthew were biking on Country Route 551 North just after 8 p.m. when a driver suspected to be under the influence of alcohol attempted to pass another car and fatally hit the brothers, New Jersey State Police tell PEOPLE. The driver, Sean M. Higgins, was charged with two counts of death by auto and arrested, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
Source: CNN