Gwinnett County woman Kim Nguyen killed in Lawrenceville wreck

A 50-year-old Gwinnett County woman died Friday moing when the vehicle she was in riding in was struck by a Freightliner, police said.

Kim Nguyen, of Lawrenceville, was the front-seat passenger in a vehicle driven by her husband, Phuoc Thach, southbound on Buford Drive, also known as Ga. 20, according to Capt. Greg Vaughn with the Lawrenceville Police Department.

As Thach, 51, attempted a left-hand tu on to Hurricane Shoals Drive around 8:30 a.m., the vehicle was hit by a truck driven by Lucio Lopez, also of Lawrenceville, Vaughn said.

After striking Thachs vehicle, the truck then hit another vehicle and damaged a traffic signal controller before ending up in a gas station parking lot, according to police.

Nguyen died at the scene of the wreck, and four others were transported to Gwinnett Medical Center with minor injuries, Vaughn said.

Traffic in the area was delayed for hours Friday moing, due to the wreck investigation and impact on traffic signals, according to police.

Witnesses told Channel 2 Action News they believed Thach was attempting to beat the truck when it tued. The wreck remains under investigation.