Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed in a traffic crash Thursday in Oldmans Township, N.J., outside Philadelphia, New Jersey State Police said
Police said the Gaudreau brothers were riding bicycles on County Route 551 when they were hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was trying to pass an SUV on a two-lane road. The SUV had moved to the center of the road to pass the brothers on their bicycles, who were on the SUV’s right side. The Jeep then attempted to pass the SUV on the right and struck the Gaudreau brothers in the rear, causing them to sustain fatal injuries, according to police.