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Gaudreau suspect pleads not guilty to homicide charges after turning down 35-year prison sentence

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 agreement.

A defense lawyer says that 44-year-old Sean Higgins turned down a proposed 35-year prison sentence over the Aug. 29 deaths.

Higgins appeared briefly in court Tuesday in Salem County, New Jersey.

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The case will now move toward trial. Prosecutors say Higgins had a history of road rage and was impaired after drinking five or six beers.

The charges include aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and evidence tampering.

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