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MEDIA, PA--Funeral services were held on Monday, September 9 for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Media, PA. A video of the services provided by Global News appears below.

“The fact that you are both together now in heaven gives me a little bit of comfort,” Meredith Gaudreau, John’s widow and the mother of their children, said while speaking to mourners at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pa.
“Matty was so excited to play alongside his brother,” said Matthew’s widow, Madeline, who also spoke at the funeral.   “They were attached at the hip.

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Higgins Faces a Maximum of 20 Years in Prison

Sean Higgins, the driver who hit and killed National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau, age 31, and his brother Matthew, age 29, will remain in the Salem County Correctional Center until his trial, according to NJ.com. Although his attorneys argued that Higgins was not a flight risk and was an upstanding citizen, the judge denied him bail.

The New Jersey State Police stated that the brothers were traveling north on County Road 551 in Oldmans Township when Higgins, who was driving an SUV, collided with them. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. He was charged with two counts of second-degree death by auto. He told police he consumed “approximately 5-6 beers before the accident,” according to the affidavit of probable cause state police filed with the charges.

Higgins could face a maximum of 10 years in prison for each death by auto charge. In addition, he was issued citations for driving while intoxicated, consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, having an open alcohol container in a vehicle, improper passing, reckless driving, and making an unsafe lane change.

Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were bicycling in Oldmans Township, Salem County, near their parents’ home Thursday night when they were killed. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The brothers grew up in Salem County, starring on youth hockey teams before attending Gloucester Catholic High School, followed by Boston College before becoming pro hockey players. They were preparing to appear as groomsmen at their sister’s Philadelphia wedding on Friday, the following day.