Sean M. Higgins, right, the alleged drunken driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road, appears before Judge Michael Silvanio, left, for his hearing via video from jail, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Woodbury, N.J. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

(FILES) US Johnny Gaudreau plays during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships first round match between Slovakia and USA in Cologne, western Germany on May 14, 2017. Gaudreau and his brother were killed the night of August 29, 2024, while bicycling in the US state of New Jersey, police said August 30. Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, died after being struck by a vehicle in Oldmans Township, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Trenton. The 43-year-old driver of the car that hit the brothers was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. (Photo by PATRIK STOLLARZ / AFP) (Photo by PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO - AUGUST 21: NHL player, Gabriel Landeskog plays a tee shot on the sixth hole during the Pro-Am to the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club on August 21, 2024 in Castle Rock, Colorado. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

STATELINE, NEVADA - JULY 14: NHL hockey player Joe Pavelski hits his shot at the 18th hole on day three of the 2024 American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 14, 2024 in Stateline, Nevada. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

STATELINE, NEVADA - JULY 14: NHL ice hockey player Joe Pavelski looks on at the 18th hole on day three of the 2024 American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 14, 2024 in Stateline, Nevada. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

STATELINE, NEVADA - JULY 13: NHL hockey player Joe Pavelski hits his shot on the 18th hole on day two of the 2024 American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 13, 2024 in Stateline, Nevada. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

STATELINE, NEVADA - JULY 13: NHL ice hockey player TJ Oshie hits his tee shot on the third hole on day two of the 2024 American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 13, 2024 in Stateline, Nevada. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)

STATELINE, NEVADA - JULY 10: NHL hockey player John Carlson looks on from the 14th hole prior to the 2024 American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course on July 11, 2024 in Stateline, Nevada. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)