Truck driver who spent two days trapped in crashed rig has died, family confirms
The British Columbia truck driver who died after he was trapped in his overturned truck last week was a devoted family man who was never idle, his family said.
Pat Gaudet died early Saturday morning, his aunt Joyce McCardle confirmed Sunday during an interview from her Summerside, P.E.I. home.
Gaudet, 45, was a P.E.I. native who lived with his family in Oliver, B.C., a small town in the Okanagan Valley that calls itself the “wine capital of Canada.” McCardle said her nephew loved making wine and was trained as a sommelier, but took up truck driving because it offered more job opportunities.
He was a “wonderful family man” who was devoted to his wife and two daughters, McCardle said. When he had time off work, he and his family took frequent camping trips.