The plea offer recommended consecutive sentences of 15 years each for two charges of aggravated manslaughter, plus a five-year term.

Sean Higgins appeared in court in Salem County, New Jersey, to be arraigned on charges for the deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.

Sean Higgins, the man accused of running down Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, has pled NOT GUILTY in a New Jersey courtroom. Last month Higgins was indicted on two counts of first-degree aggravated manslaughter (extreme indifference),

The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road has pleaded not guilty after turning down a proposed plea agreemen

Sean M. Higgins pleaded not guilty to all charges, including first-degree aggravated manslaughter, in an arraignment hearing Tuesday.

Sean Higgins, the suspected drunken driver accused in the deaths of former NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother last year, pleaded not guilty to all charges stemming from the fatal crash.

The driver charged with killing former Calgary Flames player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday after turning down a prosecution offer of 35 years in prison.