The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they were cycling on a rural New Jersey road briefly appeared in court Tuesday, where the judge extended the window for prosecutors to seek an indictment.

The man accused of being drunk when his car struck and killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew as they biked near their South Jersey hometown the night before their sister's wedding appeared in person in court Tuesday morning for a hearing.

A New Jersey judge has granted prosecutors a 30-day extension in which to bring formal charges against the driver accused of killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, while t

A judge agreed to a 30-day extension for prosecutors to seek an indictment against Sean M. Higgins, the driver accused in the death of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother.

Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, on a county road in Oldmans Township. During the brief proceedings, Judge Michael Silvanio granted the state’s request for a 30-day extension to have the case reviewed by a grand jury for a potential indictment.

A preindictment conference for Sean Higgins, the driver accused of killing Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, was held Tuesday.