UPDATE (Aug. 12): The deceased is identified as Joshua Vanderziel, 21, of Laurel.
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ORIGINAL RELEASE
Howard County police are investigating a fatal collision overnight in Laurel in which one person was killed.
At approximately 4:10 a.m. on Aug. 10, a 2021 Suzuki GSX-S750 motorcycle was traveling north on Washington Boulevard just past Lynn Buff Court when it struck a truck making a left turn onto southbound Washington Boulevard. The operator and sole occupant of the motorcycle, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupants of the truck were uninjured.
The cause of the collision is under investigation. Washington Boulevard in the area of the collision was closed for approximately 3 ½ hours.
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