David Raymond Ruden dies in fatal Brunsville crash
Fatal Brunsville crash death of David Raymond Ruden – Obituary
The victim of a fatal crash in Plymouth County on November 20th has been identified as 79-year-old David Raymond Ruden, a resident of Orange City. According to the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to a report of a field fire near a rural intersection, two miles northwest of Brunsville, at around 7:20 p.m.
Upon arriving at the scene, responders found Ruden’s pickup truck fully engulfed in flames. During the recovery process, Ruden’s body was discovered in the driver’s seat. Investigations suggest that Ruden had left the roadway, traveling some distance in the ditch before getting stuck on an embankment, where the vehicle then caught fire. For unknown reasons, Ruden was unable to escape the truck. The vehicle was completely destroyed in the fire. Ruden’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office to confirm his identity.