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Louis Nix III’s mother is sharing details about the former Notre Dame Fighting Irish star’s tragic death.
Nix was reported missing in Jacksonville, Florida in late-February and later found dead at the age of 29 after his car was recovered from the bottom of a pond.
According to Nix’s mother, Nix lost his life after going into the water.
Ben Becker of ActionNewsJax.com shared the details from Nix’s mother, who says it appears that her son’s death was an accident and that he may have been distracted by his phone.
“It appears to be [an] accident, something may have distracted him lost control and went into the pond,” his mother told Becker. “He surfaced from the water and on the grass. The window on the passenger side was down. The pond is deep so it took some days for him to surface.”
JSO has not released details in the death of Louis Nix but his mother tells me investigators told her today “it appears to be accident something may have distracted him lost control and went into the pond.” @ActionNewsJax @NDFootball
— Ben Becker (@BenBeckerANjax) March 2, 2021
Nix mother shares with me excruciating details of how Nix was found “He surfaced from the water and on the grass. windows on passenger side was down. the pond is deep so it took some days for him to surface.” @ActionNewsJax @NDFootball
— Ben Becker (@BenBeckerANjax) March 2, 2021
Nix’s girlfriend was the last person who spoke to the former defensive lineman before his death and she revealed he was driving with another man.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, meanwhile, has not said if the other person was a person of interest nor whether they believe Nix may have been impaired at the time of the accident.
Missing persons report 3 days before Nix was found says Nix gf last spoke w/him at 7:57p on Wed, was on way over but never showed.She says he was driving with another man and”suspected Nix was intoxicated due to the sound of his voice and choice of affectionate words” @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/Iv54yMMZxo
— Ben Becker (@BenBeckerANjax) March 2, 2021
Action News Jax asked JSO if there’s any indication someone else was involved in Nix’s death and if the man in the car is considered a person of interest. JSO said since it’s an active investigation, no further information has been given in relation to specifics @NDFootball
— Ben Becker (@BenBeckerANjax) March 2, 2021
I asked Nix mother if there were any indications of foul play or if he was driving to get away from someone, she said “they (JSO) said no indication of foul play more accident” @ActionNewsJax @NDFootball
— Ben Becker (@BenBeckerANjax) March 2, 2021
No further information is available at this time.
Nix played at Notre Dame for four seasons from 2010-2013 where he was a standout defensive lineman and helped the Fighting Irish reach a national championship appearance before being drafted by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Our deepest condolences continue to go out to Nix’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult and tragic time.
