Overview
- Two people died in a head‑on crash on Interstate 95 near Elkridge early Saturday morning, when a vehicle entered the northbound lanes traveling south and collided with another car.
- Maryland State Police identified the dead as 47‑year‑old Timothy Summerville Jr., known as DJ TNT, and 37‑year‑old Taleb Ait Zakariae of Rosedale, who was driving the wrong way.
- Investigators say they believe excessive speed and possible alcohol use may have contributed to the crash, and state police continue to probe the scene and circumstances.
- Baltimore leaders and colleagues mourned Summerville’s death, Mayor Brandon Scott offered public condolences, and the St. Francis Neighborhood Center canceled after‑school programs this week so staff and students could grieve.
- Summerville was widely known for teaching DJing and music‑based enrichment to city youth, and his loss has prompted local calls for support for programs that connect arts and learning while the legal and safety outcomes of the crash are determined.