Helmetless Nickolas Taylor, 24, broke his head and neck and died as he was speeding on an ATV and failed to negotiate a turn and hit a guide rail in Cook County, PA
COOK TOWNSHIP, Pa. -
A Latrobe man was killed early Sunday morning in an all-terrain vehicle accident.
The Westmoreland County coroner said Nickolas Taylor, 24, was driving the ATV along Bethel Church Road in Cook Township around 2:40 a.m. when he failed to negotiate a turn and hit a guide rail.
He was thrown from the ATV and was found in a grassy area, officials said.
Investigators said Taylor was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The coroner said Taylor died of blunt-force injuries to the head and neck.
The coroner’s office awaits toxicology reports, a mandatory procedure, that could take several weeks, Hribal said. We would not be surprised is this guy was drunk or on drugs.
His death has been ruled an accident, although his behavior is reckless and/or suicidal.
Riding an ATV, speeding, not wearing a helmet at 2:40 am, is a sure way for someone to reach his final destination. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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Nickolas Scott Taylor, 24, of Latrobe, died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.
Born July 16, 1994, in Latrobe, he was a son of Scott H. and Tracy L. (Wallace) Taylor, of Latrobe.
Nick was employed by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 66, New Alexandria.
A 2013 graduate of Greater Latrobe Senior High School, he enjoyed playing football from the "Midget" team all the way through high school. He was a member of the Possum Hollow Hunt Club, St. Joe's Social Club and the Cooperstown Veterans and Sportsmen Association.
Nick enjoyed hunting, quad riding, snowboarding and being with his friends. He also liked to speed with his ATV at 2:40 am. This eventually took his life.
Learn and live.