{"id":1314,"date":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/11\/10\/cause-of-death-revealed-for-amazon-delivery-driver-31-found-unresponsive-in-van\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:09:54","slug":"cause-of-death-revealed-for-amazon-delivery-driver-31-found-unresponsive-in-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/11\/10\/cause-of-death-revealed-for-amazon-delivery-driver-31-found-unresponsive-in-van\/","title":{"rendered":"Cause of Death Revealed for Amazon Delivery Driver, 31, Found Unresponsive in Van"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez, 31, was found unresponsive by deputies around 7:22 p.m. on Aug. 10<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/NcKMI2FVZxAq2Xc-6GA_g_aSQ8A=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/amazon-delivery-van-051926-1-f8a38e483d204b5dbad3efa233d1ada3.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up image of an Amazon Prime logo on a delivery truckCredit: Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty\" title=\"Amazon Prime service\" \/><figcaption><i>Close-up image of an Amazon Prime logo on a delivery truck<br \/>Credit: Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez was found unresponsive in her Amazon delivery van in Lake County, Fla., on Aug. 10<\/li>\n<li>The woman was transported to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead<\/li>\n<li>Three months later, officials said the cause and manner of death has been revealed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Officials announced the cause of death of an Amazon driver <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/woman-dies-after-she-was-unresponsive-inside-amazon-van-12058817\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found unresponsive inside a delivery van<\/a> in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez, 31, was found unresponsive by deputies around 7:22 p.m. on Aug. 10, according to the Lake County Sheriff\u2019s Office. She was later taken to Leesburg Regional Hospital, where she was \u201cpronounced deceased at approximately 2024 hours,\u201d according to an investigative report obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p>Her cause of death was determined to be \u201ccarbon monoxide toxicity, sustained from accidental exposure within interior department of a delivery van,\u201d according to findings shared with PEOPLE by the Districts 5 &amp; 24 Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The medical examiner\u2019s findings also stated that testing of the van\u2019s interior showed \u201celevated levels of carbon monoxide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her manner of death was ruled accidental.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities responded to the scene in Fruitland Park after someone complained that an Amazon truck was parked in the area for approximately four hours, according to an investigative report obtained by PEOPLE.<\/p>\n<p>The responding officer noted in their report that when they entered the vehicle, there was a \u201cstrong, unknown odor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the Fire Rescue Special Operations Hazardous Team arrived, that team began testing the van for hazardous material. The vehicle was then sealed and taken to secure storage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Upon examining the van, officials discovered a dent in the vehicle\u2019s exhaust pipe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lake County Sheriff\u2019s Office then conducted an interval check of the vehicle\u2019s carbon monoxide levels after starting it and recorded the levels every ten minutes which showed\u2026that the level raised,\u201d officials wrote in an investigative document. \u201cNo odor was smelt on the exterior of the vehicle during the check.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce Lake County Crime Scene Investigations completed their documentation the vehicle was released to the owner\u2019s tow company and advised of the unsafe nature of the vehicle,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\"> PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also obtained video footage recorded inside the van around the time Gonzalez passed out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the recording the decedent can be observed going through packages in the rear compartment of the van before leaning forward and having what appears to be involuntary muscular movement. She then goes still before falling on the floor of the van,\u201d officials wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also said that Gonzalez had earlier sent a text to someone around 4:20 p.m., saying that \u201cthe truck was giving off a smell of ammonia causing her to become dizzy and that she had a sever[e] headache.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of Gonzalez\u2019s death, Amazon said in a statement that the company was \u201cdeeply saddened by this tragic incident\u201d and that they were \u201ccooperating fully with local authorities in their investigation,\u201d according to NBC affiliate <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/florida\/woman-dies-after-being-found-unresponsive-in-amazon-delivery-vehicle-florida-deputies\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WFLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company did not immediately respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment on Monday, Nov. 9.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez, 31, was found unresponsive by deputies around 7:22 p.m. on Aug. 10 Close-up image of an Amazon Prime logo on a delivery truckCredit: Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty NEED TO KNOW Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez was found unresponsive in her Amazon delivery van in Lake County, Fla., on Aug. 10 The woman was transported to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}