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Driver dead, 3 people in hospital after car crashes into Gwinnett County home, police say

The home is located in the 1400 block of Horizon Parkway.

BUFORD, Ga. — One person is dead and multiple others are injured after a car crashed into a Gwinnett County home late Sunday night, according to police.

Gwinnett County Police said the driver, later identified as 36-year-old Jordan Gonzalez, died from their injuries as a result of the incident. Three other people inside the home were rushed to the hospital with injuries. The extent of those are unknown.

A fourth person and four pets inside the home were unharmed, police said. However, the home has significant damage, according to police on the scene.

The home is located in the 1400 block of Horizon Parkway near Buford in the Countryside Village of Gwinnett neighborhood, a mobile home community.

Officers said Gonzalez was traveling west down Horizon Parkway when he failed to maintain the lane and drove off the road and struck a tree. They add that debris from that tree hit three nearby cars.

Yet, Gonzalez's car continued to travel until it hit the mobile home.

11Alive's Dawn White was at the scene late Sunday night and said that a witness saw the car speeding when it veered off the road.

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