Overview

• Meredith Gaudreau posted a tribute on the anniversary and planned to spend the day at the Jersey Shore with sister‑in‑law Madeline and their children.
• Sean M. Higgins remains jailed after pleading not guilty to aggravated manslaughter, reckless vehicular homicide, leaving the scene and tampering charges, and he faces up to 70 years if convicted.
• Judges have rejected defense bids to dismiss charges and to exclude electronic data from Higgins’ vehicle, and four state troopers are expected to testify at the upcoming suppression hearing.
• Prosecutors say Higgins failed a field sobriety test, registered a 0.087% blood‑alcohol level, admitted drinking including in the car and trying to hide beer cans, and struck the brothers as they rode single‑file on the fog line.
• The Gaudreau family launched a foundation, held a May 5K that raised money for an adaptive playground, welcomed sons Tripp and Carter, and newly reported details confirm the parents were hospitalized shortly after the crash.