{"id":65284,"date":"2026-04-29T18:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=65284"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:10:12","slug":"truck-driver-who-disappeared-from-central-florida-rest-area-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/truck-driver-who-disappeared-from-central-florida-rest-area-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck driver who disappeared from Central Florida rest area found dead,"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_55daf9ec3d90bc62-24\">The FBI confirmed today, <strong>April 29, 2026<\/strong>, that the body of 41-year-old truck driver <strong>Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez<\/strong> has been found in coastal Georgia.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"a5796c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a5796c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-13.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65285 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-13.webp 192w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/images-13-150x150.webp 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_55daf9ec3d90bc62-25\">Gonzalez had been missing since April 17, after he vanished during what investigators believe was a hijacking at a rest area in <strong>Brevard County<\/strong> (Grant-Valkaria).<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Details of the Disappearance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Route:<\/strong> Gonzalez was transporting a shipment of vehicles from the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, to Miami.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Last Sighting:<\/strong> He was last seen alive at the I-95 South rest area in Grant-Valkaria around 1:30 a.m. on April 17.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Hijacking:<\/strong> GPS data showed the truck left the rest area at 7:49 a.m., drove south one exit, and then abruptly turned north toward Jacksonville.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Discovery:<\/strong> His semi-truck was found later that day in <strong>Port Wentworth, Georgia<\/strong>, with several of the cars he was hauling missing. While three of those vehicles have since been recovered in Florida, others remain missing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ongoing Investigation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_55daf9ec3d90bc62-30\">The FBI&#8217;s Tampa and Atlanta divisions are leading the investigation into his death.<sup><\/sup> Authorities have not yet released details regarding the cause of death or potential suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you have any information, photos, or dashcam footage<\/strong> from the Grant-Valkaria rest area (specifically the southern end near the I-95 exit ramp) between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on April 17, 2026, you are urged to contact the FBI:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tips.fbi.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI confirmed today, April 29, 2026, that the body of 41-year-old truck driver Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez has been found in coastal Georgia. 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