Man it was so tough watching his dad leave that church. Terrible. And he has a 3rd kid coming.
It is absolutely brutal. Just a huge tragedy
News Article: Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew Killed by Drunk Driver
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bellagiobob
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Oh man… Very sad…
Side-by-side caskets carried into funeral as tearful mourners gather after deaths of NHL star, brother in drunk driving tragedy
Mourners, including members of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames, packed a Pennsylvania church to offer their last respects to John and Matthew Gaudreau on Monday.nypost.com
Edit - The final post on page 13. What the heck…
We’re all thinking of you, Johnny & Matt. Godspeed to you both.
Thanks for posting, but I couldn’t bring myself to watch it. Just so sad. And unfortunately it’s something that thousands of non celebrity ordinary families go thru every year as well.
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So weird and bittersweet to think those unborn babies are certainly going to be watching a lot of this stuff years from now, just piecing together an impression of their fathers. It’s sad but also they’ll be proud of the impact their fathers had
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I just hope these kids all live great and happy lives. Make Johnny and Matthew proud.
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Seeing their parents made me so sad.. I couldn't imagine the grief they are feeling. I wish them all the strength in the world
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Yeah. not for a second did that look like RNH. Didn't watch any of the funeral, been around far too many of them tragically. How devastating hearing the wife was pregnant. Needlessly another child never gets to experience having a father.
timekeep
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Can't believe how this story keeps getting worse.
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I still say, he doesn't need those thumbs, they're wasted on him.
timekeep
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Maybe they should let him out, if he will potentially hurt himself. But put one of those dog collars on him with an electric shocker if he leaves his house.
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oobga
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Sigh. I thinK i saw he was only just barely over the limit too. Not sure you can even blame alcohol. I think this guy was just another a-hole driving like an raging maniac.
PO'd thinking that the guy he wanted to pass was blocking him from passing on the left (actually the person in front was just innocently trying to go around the Gaudreau's biking) and absolutely gunned it around the right side right into the brothers.
There are really no excuses available to this guy. Garbage driving in a rage. Only a matter of time before he did something like this. Should never be allowed to drive again, if/when he is even free again.
timekeep
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He sounds like a dick, his wife's comments prove it. But he was above the impaired level and should be punished extra for it.
oobga
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For sure. I don't mean to say he should be excused for anything. I just meant that his driving decision that lead to this disaster were likely something he would have done drunk or sober. It sucks that ppl like this are out there and the only way they are finally taken off the road is after they cause a disaster. You can only hope they don't hurt someone in the process.
timekeep
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If you haven't read what his wife said to him on the phone, you should look for it. She told him he was probably driving like he always does or something like that.
"Flynn also relayed a telephone conversation Higgins had with his wife from prison after his arrest in which she said: “I told you before not to do that stuff. You were probably driving like a nut like I told you not to do.” The prosecutor added that Higgins was suicidal after the incident and had a “clear intent to self-harm over the regret of what happened.”
