COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) – During the memorial service Monday for Johnny Gaudreau, the widow of the late professional hockey star, Meredith Gaudreau, announced that she is pregnant with their third child.
Gaudreau, who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, was killed on Aug. 29 when he was riding a bicycle along the right shoulder of a southern New Jersey road and got struck from behind. A driver had attempted to pass a car that had drifted to the center of the roadway to give Gaudreau space. He was killed alongside his brother, Matthew, who was biking with him.
Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29, were in New Jersey with other family for the wedding of their sister, Katie. The driver of the vehicle was Sean Higgins, 43, a rehab facility employee who told police he had been drinking. He remains in custody until at least his next court appearance Friday.
Johnny Gaudreau left behind Meredith, his wife of almost three years, and two children: Noa, born in September 2022, and Johnny, born this February. Meredith’s pregnancy was not known publicly until the memorial service, held in Broomall, Pennsylvania.