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Florida man dead in Friday afternoon 18-wheeler accident, troopers say

5 hours 55 minutes 50 seconds ago Saturday, July 19 2025 Jul 19, 2025 July 19, 2025 10:28 AM July 19, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

PORT ALLEN — A truck driver from Florida died after the tractor-trailer he was driving overturned on I-10 Eastbound near Lobdell Highway Friday afternoon, officials confirmed.

Jose Vasquez, 47, of Citrus Springs, Fla. died in the single-vehicle accident around 5:15 p.m., Louisiana State Police said. Vasquez's truck went off the road to the left and into the median, struck the cable barrier and overturned, according to police.

Officials are sill investigating what caused the truck to veer off the road.

Vasquez was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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