A now-former officer with the California Highway Patrol will face second-degree murder charges after he allegedly crashed into a civilian vehicle while driving at dangerous speeds in Norwalk last summer, and left the scene before reporting it, leading to the deaths of four young people in a second crash moments later, according to prosecutors.
During a news conference on Monday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges against Officer Angelo Rodriguez, as well as second-degree murder charges against Iris Salmeron, who was involved in the second crash.
The charges stem from a fiery, violent string of events in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 20. According to Hochman, Rodriguez was driving about 130 miles per hour in a CHP vehicle at about 12:50 a.m. southbound in the 605 Freeway’s carpool lane approaching Imperial Highway…