Havana/Cuban truck driver Alejandro Jacomino González, 41, was found dead in Georgia after missing for several days while on a vehicle transportation route between that state and southern Florida. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed that a body found in the coastal area of Georgia was identified as that of the driver, although so far it has not revealed the exact location or cause of death. The news ended the search, but opened a new stage in an investigation that from the beginning was treated as suspicious.
The FBI had released a search file for the truck driver, which this Wednesday was no longer publicly available at the agency’s original link. Jacomino González was born in Cuba and in the United States he had resided in Port St. Lucie, Florida, since at least 2024, according to records cited by local media. He worked as a commercial driver and transported vehicles on interstate routes.
According to reported Telemundo 51, the victim’s cousin, Juan Carlos Forcade, confirmed that Jacomino González’s wife was notified by the FBI of the discovery of the body in Georgia. According to people close to the family, the truck driver leaves two children: a 17-year-old teenager and a 12-year-old boy. His parents, residents in Cuba, also received the news.
Jacomino González stopped answering calls and was reported missing
The case began on April 16, when Jacomino González picked up several vehicles at the port of Brunswick, Georgia, to transport them to Miami. During the early hours of the next day, the truck arrived at a rest area in Grant-Valkaria, Brevard County, on Interstate I-95 South, where it remained for several hours.
According to the chronology released by the FBI, at 1:21 in the morning on April 17, the driver arrived at the rest area. At 7:49 a.m., the vehicle’s GPS system recorded an unusual movement: the truck headed south just one exit and then changed direction north toward Jacksonville. Shortly after, Jacomino González stopped answering calls and was reported missing.
That same day, the truck was found abandoned in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The driver was not inside. Several cars were also missing from the cargo. Authorities reported that three of those vehicles were later recovered in Florida, although they have not definitively clarified how many were stolen or if all of them appeared.
The death of the truck driver has caused shock among members of the driving community, a sector in which many emigrants work.
The official file described Jacomino González as a Hispanic man, bald, with brown eyes, a brown beard and mustache, 5 feet and 11 inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds. He had several tattoos, including a full sleeve on his left arm, another on his right forearm, and the name “Elisia” on his right forearm. He spoke Spanish and English.
The FBI asked anyone who was at the Brevard County rest area in Grant-Valkaria between 1:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on April 17 to come forward with photos, videos or any useful information, especially from the southern area of the rest area, near the return ramp to I-95 South.
The death of the truck driver has caused shock among Cubans in Florida and members of the driving community, a sector in which numerous emigrants work. Long routes, night stops and transporting valuable loads are part of a work routine marked by loneliness and risk.
