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Jim Yango Fantonial

Johnny Gaudreau Murder Case Update: Accused Killer Claims BAC Was Under Limit In Shock New Twist

Sean Higgins is now asking the court to throw out the entire indictment against him in light of the new test results. (Credit: Law&Crime/YouTube Screenshot)

A Johnny Gaudreau murder case update took a sharp procedural turn in New Jersey on Tuesday, when lawyers for Sean Higgins asked a judge to throw out the indictment against him after arguing an expert review puts his blood alcohol content below the legal limit.

Higgins is accused of fatally striking NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, as they cycled in Oldmans Township on 29 August 2024, and the new dispute over the BAC number now threatens to reshape how prosecutors present one of the case's central allegations.​

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