Emergency personnel respond to the scene after Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez was found unresponsive in an Amazon delivery truck last week. She later died. PHOTO: Eddie Allard/Inside Lake

Amazon driver found unresponsive near Fruitland Park identified; cause of death still unknown

Fruitland Park, Inside Scoop, Unincorporated Lake | By Marilyn M. Aciego | August 18, 2026 | Florida, Fruitland Park, Lake County, LCSO | 1 minute of reading

FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. — An Amazon delivery driver who was found unresponsive and later died has been publicly identified, but her cause of death is still unknown more than a week after she was found.

Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez was found unresponsive inside an Amazon delivery vehicle around 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Deputies responded to the area of Clark Road in unincorporated Fruitland Park after receiving a report that the vehicle had been running while stationary for an extended period of time, Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Stephanie Earley told Inside Lake last week.

Gonzalez was transported to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced deceased, Earley said.

“This remains an active investigation as we await the results from the Medical Examiner’s Office regarding the cause of death,” Earley said Monday.

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Marilyn M. Aciego

Marilyn M. Aciego is the Publisher of Inside Lake and a veteran journalist with more than two decades of experience covering Lake County. Born and raised locally, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College, where her journalism career began. Marilyn has reported on some of the area’s most high-profile and impactful stories, including the disappearance of Trenton Duckett, the death of Sheriff Chris Daniels, and the murders of Jamaria Sessions, Master Deputy Bradley Link and Xavier Williams. Her work is known for exclusive sourcing, public records expertise, and a willingness to ask uncomfortable questions. In 2023, she was honored with Lake-Sumter State College’s Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Award. In 2024, Marilyn was the first to break two major Lake County public safety stories, reinforcing Inside Lake as a trusted source for timely, independent, and community-focused reporting. In addition to publishing Inside Lake, Marilyn serves as the Florida Bureau Chief for an international media organization. She has an adult son she raised in the same community she reports on every day.