Overview
- State police say a 2025 Jeep Gladiator traveling south in the northbound lanes struck a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee at the 44-mile marker near Route 100 in Elkridge, and both drivers were killed at the scene.
- Authorities identified the drivers as 37-year-old Taleb Ait Zakariae of Rosedale and 47-year-old Timothy Summerville Jr. of Baltimore.
- Maryland State Police said alcohol and speed may have contributed to the collision and described the inquiry as preliminary while crash investigators document the scene and clear wreckage.
- All northbound lanes at the crash site were closed for the investigation, with the first northbound lanes reopened during the morning and significant traffic backups reported through the area.
- Because I-95 is a major regional corridor, investigators will likely perform crash reconstruction and toxicology testing next, and police could pursue charges if tests confirm impairment or other violations.