Driver killed when box truck rear-ends tractor-trailer

Police: Man driving truck had medical emergency, resulting in crash

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A driver was killed when his box truck rear-ended a tractor-trailer Friday morning, according to Jacksonville police.

Officers were called to the crash at 475 S. Ellis Road on the Westside just after 11 a.m.

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Police said 49-year-old Tito Garcia, who was driving the box truck, had a medical emergency behind the wheel and slammed into the parked trailer. He died at the scene.

A passenger in the box truck was shaken up.


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