Man Dies In Dump Truck Accident

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Daytona Beach, FL - A 27-year-old Cape Coral man is dead after an accident involving a dump truck last night (April 2).  Florida Highway Patrol reports that Austin Dry was traveling north in a Toyota Rav-4 on I-95 near LPGA Boulevard around 10:45 p.m. 

Witnesses say at the same time a dump truck was traveling in the right center lane. Dry attempted to change lanes towards the left, hitting the right front of the dump truck with the left front of his. The dump truck driver tried to swerve out of the way and lost control. The dump truck was hauling hot asphalt. It overturned onto Dry's vehicle, spilling hot asphalt everywhere.

This accident remains under investigation. 

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