The sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau has called 2024 the 'worst' year of her life after their devastating deaths on the night before her wedding. The Gaudreau brothers were killed on August 29 when police said they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles on a rural road.
![[Katie wrote in the heartbreaking post that 2024 'taught me that life is cruel and unfair']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/13/93709731-14247193-Katie_wrote_in_the_heartbreaking_post_that_2024_taught_me_that_l-a-9_1735911472416.jpg)
The driver, Sean Higgins, has been charged with two counts of death by auto, along with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle. Reflecting on a devastating end to to the year, Katie posted an emotional statement on Instagram.
![[New Jersey police released body-cam footage last month from moments after the crash]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/13/92914323-14247193-The_footage_provided_to_Philadelphia_s_ABC_6_shows_Higgins_strug-a-2_1735910743389.jpg)
She wrote: '2024 I hate you. You went from what should have been the best year of my life to the worst. 'You taught me that life is cruel and unfair. You made me feel so small and so lost but you didn’t get the best of me because I have come out stronger and wiser.
![[A confused Higgins is seen asking 'what happened?' after being handcuffed on August 29]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/13/92914333-14247193-A_confused_Higgins_is_seen_asking_what_happened_after_being_hand-a-3_1735910745895.jpg)
The sister of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, Katie, has called 2024 the 'worst' year of her life. Katie wrote in the heartbreaking post that 2024 'taught me that life is cruel and unfair'. '2025 I am not sure how to feel about you yet because I don’t know how we leave 2024 like this.'.
![[Major Sean Higgins, 43, has been charged with two counts of death by auto after fatally mowing down NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother Matthew in New Jersey]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/13/89116811-14247193-Major_Sean_Higgins_43_has_been_charged_with_two_counts_of_death_-a-5_1735910758939.jpg)
Last month, and four months to the day since the tragedy, Matthew's wife, Madeline, gave birth to a baby boy. Tripp's middle name was revealed to be Matthew after his father, with Madeline captioning the post 'Mommy & Daddy’s world'. New Jersey police recently released dramatic body-cam footage from the nervous moments after the crash that claimed the lives of the Gaudreau brothers.
![[Higgins is accused of being intoxicated when he collided with Gaudreau and his brother]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/13/89122541-14247193-Higgins_is_accused_of_being_intoxicated_when_he_collided_with_Ga-a-10_1735911616588.jpg)
