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Gaudreau family seeks to block release of accident records
Clip: 10/3/2024 | 1m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
Records include 911 calls, camera footage, autopsy reports and more
The family of late NHL hockey star and New Jersey native Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew have sought to block the public release of records and footage of the fatal bicycle crash in late August. The brothers were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while they were riding their bikes on a rural road in South Jersey.
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Gaudreau family seeks to block release of accident records
Clip: 10/3/2024 | 1m 10sVideo has Closed Captions
The family of late NHL hockey star and New Jersey native Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew have sought to block the public release of records and footage of the fatal bicycle crash in late August. The brothers were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while they were riding their bikes on a rural road in South Jersey.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe family of NHL hockey star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew are asking the court to prevent videos and police records of their deaths from being made public, according to NJ Advance Media.
Attorneys representing the estates of the brothers filed a court motion to block all public release of that information, including 911 calls records related to the crash video footage from police dash and body cams when they responded to the fatal incident, along with autopsy reports, photos, or pretty much any details regarding the investigation.
The brothers died on August 29th on a rural road near their family home in Salem County when they were struck by an alleged drunk driver.
That driver, Sean Higgins, has been charged with two counts of second degree vehicular homicide in the crash.
Johnny Gaudreau had two children.
Both brothers wives are currently pregnant.
Law enforcement is barred from releasing any of the records before a hearing on the court order, which is scheduled for October 8th.
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