FBI Investigates Truck Driver’s Death After Suspicious Route Change and Missing Vehicle Cargo
The death of Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez remains under active federal investigation after a commercial vehicle transport trip from Georgia to South Florida ended with his truck abandoned in Port Wentworth, his body recovered in coastal Georgia, and several vehicles missing from the hauler.
As of this update, the FBI has not publicly released a cause of death, has not announced arrests, and has not named suspects. The case has drawn attention across Georgia, Florida, and the Cuban community because of the unusual travel pattern, the high value cargo, the multiple locations involved, and the unanswered question at the center of the investigation: what happened between a Florida rest area and the Georgia coast?
A Working Trip That Became a Federal Case
Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, was working as a commercial truck driver when he picked up a shipment of vehicles on April 16, 2026, at the Port of Brunswick, Georgia. The intended destination was Miami, Florida.
The route was not unusual for vehicle transport drivers moving cargo between Georgia ports and South Florida. What became unusual was the movement of the truck after Gonzalez stopped in Brevard County, Florida.
Federal investigators say Gonzalez was last seen in the early morning hours of April 17 at the Interstate 95 South Brevard County Rest Area in Grant Valkaria, Florida. Reports based on FBI information place the stop at about 1:21 a.m. After several hours, GPS data showed the truck moving again around 7:49 a.m. to 7:50 a.m.
Instead of continuing south toward Miami, the truck reportedly moved south for a short distance, exited, and then turned north toward Jacksonville.
Shortly after that, Gonzalez stopped responding. His truck was later found in Port Wentworth, Georgia. Gonzalez was not with the truck, and several cars were missing from the hauler.
The Body Found in Coastal Georgia
The FBI later confirmed that a body found in coastal Georgia was Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez. Regional reporting further identified the body recovery area as Glynn County, near Jekyll Island.
That detail has increased the investigative significance of the case. Port Wentworth is near Savannah, while Glynn County is farther south along the Georgia coast. The truck and body being found in different parts of southeast Georgia raises major questions about where Gonzalez died, who moved the truck, and whether the body location was connected to the route, the cargo theft, or an effort to separate evidence across jurisdictions.
The FBI’s Tampa and Atlanta divisions are leading the investigation.
Timeline of Known Events
The Cargo Theft Angle
The strongest publicly supported theory is that Gonzalez was targeted during a cargo theft or car hauler hijacking.
That theory is supported by several known facts. Gonzalez was hauling multiple vehicles. His route changed unexpectedly. He stopped responding. The truck was found without him. Several vehicles were missing from the hauler. At least three vehicles were later recovered in Florida, while some early reports stated others remained missing.
Some Spanish language reporting cited a trucking company owner as saying all vehicles had been recovered. That claim has not been confirmed in the most recent FBI release reviewed for this report. For that reason, the careful public position is that the FBI confirmed several cars were missing from the hauler when the truck was found, and multiple reports confirm that some vehicles were later recovered in Florida.
The cargo theft theory does not yet answer the most important questions. It does not establish who took the vehicles. It does not explain whether Gonzalez was confronted at the rest area, inside the truck, along the route, or after the truck crossed back into Georgia. It also does not explain why the truck was found in Port Wentworth while the body was recovered in Glynn County.
The Rest Area Window
The Brevard County rest area remains one of the most important public points in the timeline.
The FBI specifically asked for photos and videos from people who may have been in or around that rest area between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on April 17. That time window covers Gonzalez’s arrival, his rest period, and the time the truck began moving again.
The request focused on the southern portion of the rest area and the ramp area leading back to Interstate 95 South. That public request suggests investigators are looking for vehicles, people, movement, surveillance angles, or witness observations from the immediate window before the truck changed direction.
A trucker familiar with the area told South Florida media that the location is commonly used by truck drivers and is not generally viewed as dangerous because many trucks are usually parked there. That observation makes the case more troubling. If the rest area was busy, investigators may be looking for something subtle that did not immediately appear suspicious to other drivers.
What Is Known and What Is Not Known
The public record confirms that Gonzalez was transporting vehicles from Georgia to Florida, stopped at a Brevard County rest area, became unreachable after the truck changed direction, and was later found dead after his truck was recovered in Georgia.
The public record does not confirm how he died.
It does not confirm where he died.
It does not confirm who was driving the truck after it left the rest area.
It does not confirm whether Gonzalez was abducted, forced to drive, killed during a theft, or harmed after the truck crossed back into Georgia.
It does not confirm whether the suspects had prior knowledge of the cargo.
It does not confirm whether the crime was random, targeted, opportunistic, or connected to an organized theft group.
The family’s GoFundMe states that Gonzalez was the victim of a violent act. That statement is important because it reflects the family’s understanding and grief, but the FBI has not publicly released the official cause or manner of death.
Community Reaction
The case has heavily affected Gonzalez’s family, friends, and the Cuban community. Spanish language coverage identified him as a Cuban truck driver with ties to Managua, Cuba, and Port St. Lucie, Florida.
His wife, Isaura Santana, organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and family support. In the fundraiser, she described him as hardworking, dedicated, and willing to help others. She also described him as a husband, father, and provider whose death left a serious emotional and financial void.
Community reactions on social media have included grief, calls for justice, concern for truck driver safety, and anger over the apparent violence connected to the case. Some early social media speculation suggested Gonzalez may have disappeared voluntarily or been involved in the missing cargo. That theory is unsupported by the later confirmation that his body was found in Georgia.
Reporting Assessment
This case has several hallmarks of a serious interstate cargo crime with a fatal outcome.
The key public indicators are the vehicle shipment, the route reversal, the communication cutoff, the recovery of the truck without Gonzalez, the missing vehicles, and the separate body recovery location. Those facts make a cargo theft or car hauler hijacking theory the most reasonable public theory at this stage.
Still, the most important evidence is not public. Investigators likely have or are seeking truck GPS records, roadway camera footage, rest area video, license plate reader data, cell phone location data, dispatch communications, port pickup records, vehicle recovery details, forensic evidence from the truck, and medical examiner findings.
Until the FBI releases more information, the case should be treated as an active federal death investigation tied to a suspicious disappearance and missing vehicle cargo. It should not be reported as solved, and no person or company should be accused without official confirmation.
Public Assistance Still Matters
Anyone who was near the Interstate 95 South Brevard County Rest Area in Grant Valkaria, Florida, between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on April 17, 2026, may have information that matters.
Even small details could help, including dash camera footage, cellphone video, parked vehicle photos, unusual movement near the ramp, suspicious vehicle activity, or anything involving Gonzalez’s truck or cargo.
Tips should be submitted to the FBI at 800 CALL FBI or through tips.fbi.gov.
