Truck Accident With Minor Injuries on State Road 408 in Orange County, FL, October 30, 2026

A Dodge Charger struck a construction truck on State Road 408 in Orange County, Florida, at about 1:20 a.m. Friday, October 30, 2026, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened near mile marker 1 in an active work zone.

Troopers said the Dodge was traveling east in the inside lane as it approached a lane closure. A Ford F-650 construction truck was stationary in that same lane, positioned for the closure with its light board active.

The Dodge driver did not move over before the collision, according to the report. The front of the Charger then struck the rear of the construction truck.

The construction truck was driven by a 50-year-old Deltona man, who sustained minor injuries in the impact. A 48-year-old Orlando man was driving the Dodge. Neither driver's name was included in the report.

The truck driver told investigators that, after the impact, he saw the Dodge driver get out of the car and begin yelling. He left to notify law enforcement officers who were nearby about the collision, then returned to the scene.

Upon returning, the truck driver reported finding the other man back inside the Dodge, unresponsive behind the steering wheel and not breathing. A trooper's report stated that the Dodge driver was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His death was not attributed to injuries sustained in the collision.

Authorities were withholding the Dodge driver's identity until his next of kin had been notified. The Florida Highway Patrol said the incident remained under investigation.

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