The NHL star had a .129 blood-alcohol content when he was allegedly struck and killed by Sean Higgins, who blew at .087 BAC, defense lawyers said.

Court records show that Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had alcohol in their systems when they were killed after a driver struck them while bicycling.

The driver accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew in New Jersey last year is fighting to have his indictment tossed — while alleging that the bicycling brothers were both drunker than him at the time of the deadly hit-and-run,

Sean Higgins is a name that will, by necessity, mark the history of the NHL. It is the name of the man who is accused of having killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau last summer. He has spent the last few months defending himself,

The driver accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew is claiming the brothers were drunker than him as he attempts to get his charges dismissed. Sean Higgins, who is accused of hitting and killing the brothers while driving under the influence last August,

In a new court filing, attorneys for Sean M. Higgins — the driver who hit and killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, in New Jersey — alleged that the brothers were also drunk at the time of the fatal Aug.