Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, brother killed in car-bike crash

[Dulcinea]

(ESPN) Columbus Blue Jackets winger Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday when they were struck by a vehicle while riding bicycles, New Jersey State Police said in a release Friday.

Johnny Gaudreau was 31; Matthew was 29.

According to police, a driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee hit two "pedalcyclists," identified as the Gaudreaus, from behind while trying to pass an SUV on the right that had moved over to make way for the two cyclists. Police, who responded to the scene in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, at 8:19 p.m., said both Gaudreaus suffered fatal injuries.

The driver, Sean Higgins, 43, is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and has been charged with two counts of death by auto, along with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle.

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/41053342/blue-jackets-winger-johnny-gaudreau-brother-matthew-die

[Voltaire2]

1. In advanced developed societies they have built bicycle infrastructure to reduce the frequency of these accidents.

We are not an advanced society.

[Nittersing]

2. They were in town to be groomsmen for their sister's wedding

A tragedy on so many different levels.

[Xavier Breath]

4. Yeah, she and the rest of the family must be beside themselves.

Imagine losing two brothers on the eve of your wedding.

I'm a Blue Jackets fan, and Johnny meant so much to the team and the fan base. They had lost some big name players to free agency previously, and Johnny came along to fill the void and give us a reason to hope again. May he and his brother rest in peace

[LisaM]

3. It's awful.

I was crossing the street once and a larger vehicle had stopped for me and my friend and my two dogs. A car saw the stopped vehicle and whipped around it on the right and almost hit all four of us. I still shiver thinking about it.

This sounds similar in that the driver (I know he was drunk) didn't stop to see why the other vehicle had moved but just impatiently passed on the right, probably swaying into the shoulder.

It's just awful. Don't pass on the right, please.