A Downey family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after an unsecured truck crushed their loved one to death in Brentwood.

The family's attorney said construction workers were loading a truck when it rolled downhill toward manicurist Nina Nguyen while she was grabbing supplies from her trunk on Aug. 29. The 22-ton truck and trailer crashed into the front of Nguyen's car and crushed the 67-year-old mother.

"The fact that a good, hard-working woman lost her life because of this — it's just ridiculous," attorney Daniel Kramer said.

Kramer said the construction crew failed to carry out "basic safety protocols," including properly engaging the parking brakes, using blocks to prevent the truck from rolling or turning the wheels toward the curb

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