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Meredith Gaudreau, Widow of Late Blue Jackets Star Johnny, Announces Pregnancy

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Meredith Gaudreau, the widow of late Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau, announced that she is pregnant with the couple's third child.

Gaudreau revealed the news during a memorial service honoring her late husband and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, who were killed when a vehicle hit them while they were riding bicycles around 8:30 p.m. local time in Oldmans Township, New Jersey on Aug. 29. Per police to ABC 6 in Philadelphia, the vehicle driver "is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.