Prosecutor says whether the Gaudreaus drank before they were killed while cycling isn't relevant
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Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, appears at the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Superior Court Judge Michael Silvanio speaks during Sean M. Higgins' trial, at the county courthouse in Salem, N.J., Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, appears at the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)The county courthouse in Salem, N.J., is seen Tuesday, April 15, 2025 before the appearance of Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)FILE - Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau's family watches a #13 banner being raised during a ceremony before the start of an NHL hockey game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Florida Panthers. Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File)Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, sits in the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)FILE - Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau plays during an NHL hockey game, Jan. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)FILE - Quinnipiac goalie Michael Garteig (34) makes the save on a shot by Boston College forward Matthew Gaudreau (21) during the first period of an NCAA Frozen Four semifinal NCAA college hockey game, April 7, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, appears at the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, appears at the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, appears at the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears at the county courthouse in Salem, N.J., Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Attorneys for Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, speak at the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Sean M. Higgins, the driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew while they were bicycling, appears at the Salem County, N.J., Courthouse, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Salem, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
