Semi driver dies in 1-10 accident

An Alabama man died when his tractor-trailer left I-10 in Columbia County on Monday and collided with a dirt embankment.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) release, a 47-year-old Daleville, Alabama man was driving a tractor-trailer eastbound near mile marker 293 at 2:45 p.m. when he traveled off the road onto the right grass shoulder.

The tractor-trailer hit a dirt embankment and lost its load. The driver was wearing a seatbelt.