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Driver killed and three inside home hurt when car crashes into it, Georgia cops say

The driver was killed and three people inside the house were injured when a car crashed into a Georgia home, police said.
The driver was killed and three people inside the house were injured when a car crashed into a Georgia home, police said.

Three people inside a house were injured and a driver was killed when a car crashed into the side of a Georgia home, police say.

The driver, a 36-year-old man, was traveling west toward an intersection in Buford, when police say he “failed to maintain the lane” and drove off the road and into a yard.

Gwinnett County police said in an email that the driver then hit a tree in the yard before slamming into the house.

Debris from the tree and the car flew into three other vehicles in the driveway, police said.

Three people inside the house when the car struck were injured in the collision, police said. Police did not say how severe their injuries were.

The driver, identified as Jordan Gonzalez, was killed, police said, and his family had been notified.

11Alive reporter Dawn White posted videos of the home to her Twitter on Feb. 5.

Gwinnett police said their investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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This story was originally published February 6, 2023 at 2:06 PM with the headline "Driver killed and three inside home hurt when car crashes into it, Georgia cops say."

Irene Wright
McClatchy DC
Irene Wright is a McClatchy Real-Time reporter. She earned a B.A. in ecology and an M.A. in health and medical journalism from the University of Georgia and is now based in Atlanta. Irene previously worked as a business reporter at The Dallas Morning News.
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