Man Struck, Killed By Garbage Truck

HUDSON, FL — A 48-year-old Hudson man is dead following a Monday morning incident involving a garbage truck.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Armando Cuesta, 52, of Holiday was heading westbound on Maryland Avenue in Hudson, just west of Triton Terrace, around 4:45 a.m. Feb. 6. At that time, a man “for unknown reason, under dark and foggy weather conditions was laying in the westbound lane of Maryland Avenue,” a highway patrol report said.

Cuesta, the report said, struck the man, who died at the scene. Cuesta was driving a 2009 Mack truck meant for hauling trash.

The man’s name has not yet been released. Troopers say the crash remains under investigation with charges pending.

Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol