WATCH | Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau honored by family, friends and hockey teammates at funeral

(AP) The funeral for John and Matthew Gaudreau has been scheduled for Monday at a church in suburban Philadelphia while the driver charged with killing them remains in jail awaiting his next court appearance.

The memorial service for the Gaudreau brothers is set to take place at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pennsylvania. The NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, for whom John Gaudreau played and was known around the sport as “Johnny Hockey,” said the team will stream the service on their website.

The Gaudreau brothers died last week when they were struck and killed by a suspected drunken driver while riding their bicycles in their home state of New Jersey on the eve of their sister Katie’s wedding. Sean M. Higgins appeared virtually at his first pretrial hearing Thursday. The judge postponed the hearing to Sept. 13 to allow attorneys more time to prepare.

Higgins, 43, is being held at a Salem County jail. He is charged with two counts of death by auto, along with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle.

Attorneys Matthew Portella and Richard Klineburger III said Higgins had hired them to represent him.

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