ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) -- The Anne Arundel County Police Department (AACOPD) said Wednesday that an officer was indicted following a criminal investigation that started in August of 2024. AACOPD said that the investigation started after a fatal crash that happened in Laurel on Aug . 10, 2024. Officer Alexander Rodriguez, a two-year veteran with AACOPD, was reportedly involved in the crash. USAO: Man arrested for threatening to kill federal official, DC police officer The Maryland Office of the Attorney General's (OAG) Independent Investigations Division was investigating the crash. According to a news release from the OAG, a motorcyclist crashed into a flatbed truck that was making a left turn onto Washington Boulevard around 4 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2024. The motorcyclist, later identified as 21-year-old Joshua Vanderziel of Laurel, died there. The OAG said that the Howard County Police Department reported that a police cruiser from another jurisdiction was traveling near the scene of the crash. After the investigation, the IID determined that Rodriguez had chased Vanderziel in an unauthorized high-speed chase for four miles before the crash, according to Attorney General Anthony Brown. The chase started in Anne Arundel County and went through parts of Prince George's County before the crash in Howard County. Brown said that speeds during the chase reached up to 100 mph. He said that Rodriguez never turned on his police cruiser's emergency lights or sirens and did not inform anyone that he was leaving the county. Brown said that three civilians -- two people in the truck and a bystander -- called 911. "Instead [of calling 911,] Officer Rodriguez slammed on his brakes, did a u-turn in proximity to where Joshua crashed into the truck and fled the scene," Brown said during a news conference. "Officer Rodriguez did not stop to see if Joshua needed medical attention. He did not check on the people in the truck. He did not tell dispatch or his superiors about the crash. He did not file a report. He did not even request emergency medical assistance. He left Joshua, who died in the dark." Senate staffer arrested for carrying gun on Capitol Grounds, police say AACOPD said that Rodriguez was initially suspended with pay. After his indictment on Wednesday, AACOPD changed his status to be suspended without pay. We have fully cooperated and have been working in concert with the Office of the Attorney General since the initial stages of this investigation. The alleged actions of Officer Rodriguez contained in this indictment are deeply disturbing and not representative of the men and women of the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Our department will continue to cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General's investigation. Anne Arundel County Police Department statement AACOPD said that Rodriguez is charged with two counts of manslaughter by vehicle, one count of duty of driver to remain at the scene of an accident resulting in bodily injury or death, and five counts of misconduct in office. ...read more read less