The NHL star had a 0.129% blood-alcohol content when he was struck and killed, allegedly by Sean Higgins, who blew at 0.087% BAC, defense lawyers said.

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.

Sean M. Higgins, the man accused of killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, is being punished for the notoriety of the late hockey players, his attorneys say

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,

Court documents have revealed that Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew had been drinking before they were killed by a drunk driver.