A passenger riding in the bed of a pickup truck died on Sunday, when the mattress on which he was sitting became airborne and he was thrown into the roadway.
The dead man is Paul Ginther, Jr., 51, of Oviedo.
Troopers say, Ginther was sitting on the mattress in the pickup which was hauling debris along Osceola Road, near Osceola Fish Camp Road in Seminole County, around 4:00 p.m.
The unsecured mattress became airborne and Ginther was thrown out of pickup and landed in the road. He was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Kenneth Connell, 48, of Sanford, was driving the pickup truck.
Troopers say, the investigation is continuing.
