Shocking blood alcohol level from driver who killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau revealed in court

Key details on Sean Higgins, the driver who hit Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, emerged earlier today in court.

After it was confirmed that he would be held without bond until his next hearing date on October 15th, a new development was revealed.

Indeed, we learned new details about the circumstances of the incident that occurred on August 29th.

The 43-year-old New Jersey native, who mentioned at the time of his arrest that he only had "five or six beers," had 0.087% alcohol in his blood when he was arrested.

During the hearing, Judge Michael Silvano stated that the driver's faculties were impaired and that he didn't even see the Gaudreaus when he decided to make the dangerous maneuver on the road:

Higgins' attorney, Matthew Portella, stated that the sobriety tests could not be used because Higgins had undergone knee surgery just a week before the incident.

He added that Higgins was panicking at the scene before telling the police officers everything that had happened.

Portella's attempt to victimize Higgins might resonate with a judge, but it will never help the Gaudreau family recover from this terrible crime.

Now more than ever, we need to keep the family in our thoughts as they go through this tough legal process.

Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Driver in crash that killed Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau had blood alcohol level of 0.087