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Man accused of killing Gaudreau brothers to stay in jail
Clip: 9/13/2024 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Judge determines Sean Higgins is a flight risk
The driver accused of striking and killing hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau will remain in jail until his trial, a Superior Court judge ordered Friday. Authorities said Higgins tried to recklessly pass two slower-moving vehicles when he struck and killed the Gaudreau brothers
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Man accused of killing Gaudreau brothers to stay in jail
Clip: 9/13/2024 | 1m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
The driver accused of striking and killing hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau will remain in jail until his trial, a Superior Court judge ordered Friday. Authorities said Higgins tried to recklessly pass two slower-moving vehicles when he struck and killed the Gaudreau brothers
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipthe man accused of fatally striking NHL star and South Jersey native Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew will remain in jail pending his trial a judge today calling 43-year-old Sean Higgins a danger to the community Higgins is facing multiple charges including consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle and vehicular homicide in the deaths of the brothers who were riding their bikes on a Rural Road near their family home in Salem County last month before Higgins struck them with his vehicle according to new details revealed during his pre-trial detention hearing today Higgins had a history of road rage and aggressive driving at the time of the crash Higgins told police he had five or six beers that day and was drinking while driving he now faces up to 20 years in prison a sentence the judge said made him a Flight Risk I believe the state has convinced this court by clear and convincing evidence that there is no amount of monetary bail non-monetary conditions or combination thereof that I could put in place which would ensure the statutory goals for those reasons I am going to Grant the state's motion to detain Mr Higgins pending the further outcome of this case [Music]
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