Nick died in a one-car vehicle accident near the intersection of Snake Road and Reed Hall Road in Blacklick Township, Cambria Co., Pa. He was a rear seat passenger in a car driven by Tiana Rose, who also died in the crash, which occurred when Rose lost control, causing the vehicle to flip and collide roof-first into a tree. Two other teens in the car survived. They were all students of Blacklick Valley High School. Nick was a masonry student musician and avid skateboarder, snowboarder and skier.