{"id":251334,"date":"2026-04-29T17:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251334\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:57:44","slug":"truck-drivers-body-found-after-truck-carrying-vehicles-disappears-en-route-to-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251334\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck driver\u2019s body found after truck carrying vehicles disappears en route to Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">BREVARD COUNTY, Fla.  \u2014 The body of a truck driver was found Wednesday, days after he was reported missing along with the semi-truck he was driving, the FBI confirmed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/04\/29\/fbi-investiga-desaparicion-sospechosa-de-conductor-de-camion-que-se-dirigia-a-miami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/04\/29\/fbi-investiga-desaparicion-sospechosa-de-conductor-de-camion-que-se-dirigia-a-miami\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to FBI agents, the body of Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, who is originally from Cuba, was discovered in coastal Georgia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A cause of death has not been released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the FBI, prior to his body being found, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/29\/fbi-investigates-suspicious-disappearance-of-truck-driver-heading-to-miami\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/news\/local\/2026\/04\/29\/fbi-investigates-suspicious-disappearance-of-truck-driver-heading-to-miami\/\">Gonzalez had last been seen on April 17<\/a> at the Brevard County Rest Area on Interstate 95 southbound in Grant-Valkaria. He arrived at the rest stop at about 1:21 a.m. and rested there for several hours, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Agents said Gonzalez was transporting vehicles from the Port of Brunswick in Georgia, which he picked up the day prior, to Miami when he vanished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to the FBI, GPS from the truck shows that someone drove the truck south one exit before turning north toward Jacksonville at 7:49 a.m. after leaving the rest stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSoon after, Gonzalez became unreachable and the truck was reported missing,\u201d the FBI said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">According to agents, the truck was located later that day in Port Wentworth, Georgia, however Gonzalez was not found with it and several vehicles were missing from the hauler.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cSince the discovery of the truck, three vehicles have been located in Florida. Others are still missing,\u201d the FBI said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Agents are now seeking photos and video footage from anyone who was in or around the Brevard County rest stop between the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on April 17, \u201cspecifically focusing on the southern portion of the rest area near the ramp that enters back onto I-95 South.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Anyone who has information about what agents are calling the \u201cBrevard County Car Hauler Hijacking,\u201d or would like to submit photos or video, is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-225-5324 or <a href=\"https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\/digitalmedia\/15f0983deab18e7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\/digitalmedia\/15f0983deab18e7\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 The body of a truck driver was found Wednesday, days after he was reported&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-251334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}