BALTIMORE — An Anne Arundel County Police officer is facing manslaughter and other charges after a deadly high-speed chase in August of last year. A grand jury indicted Officer Alex Rodriguez, 30, on Wednesday.
On Aug. 10, 2024, just after 4 a.m., a motorcycle being driven by 21-year-old Joshua VanderZiel of Laurel, Maryland, crashed into the side of a flatbed truck in the 9400 block of Washington Boulevard in Howard County. Witnesses reported that the truck was making a left turn from the access drive on Washington Boulevard into the southbound lanes when VanZiel hit the truck and was killed on impact.
Howard County Police began investigating the crash. A few days later, the Independent Investigations Division received information that the crash may have involved a police officer. On Aug. 20, it was confirmed that the crash involved Rodriguez…