Overview

• On what would have been Johnny Gaudreau’s 32nd birthday, his wife Meredith and Matthew’s widow Madeline shared in a Good Morning America interview the heartbreak of never receiving a final goodbye.
• The widows, each pregnant at the time of the crash, have since welcomed sons Carter (April 2025) and Tripp (December 2024) while continuing to cope with their loss.
• They underscored the work of the John and Matthew Gaudreau Foundation, established in March to promote youth hockey and assist families affected by tragedies and impaired driving.
• Prosecutors secured a grand jury indictment against Sean Higgins on multiple charges—including aggravated manslaughter and reckless vehicular homicide—and a judge upheld the charges, rejecting defense arguments about the brothers’ drinking.
• Higgins has pleaded not guilty and remains in pretrial proceedings, with his next court date scheduled for August 21.