PD: Laredo truck driver found dead inside 18-wheeler at Stripes in Raymondville

RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Laredo man was found dead inside an 18-wheeler parked outside a gas station Friday morning, authorities say.

According to Raymondville Police Department Chief Uvaldo Zamora, the truck company and the man's wife had been trying to get ahold of him but he did not answer.

The truck company later used the company GPS to locate him, which led them to a Stripes off East of 196 in Raymondville, where they called the store and asked the clerk to check on him.

Police said at 8:30 a.m., the clerk found the man dead in the driver's seat of the rig. Authorities believe the man had been dead since Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest caused by underlying conditions. An autopsy has been ordered.

Police say he is from Laredo but have not released his identity.