2 killed in Howard County crash on I-95, according to Maryland State Police

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal highway crash that killed two people in Howard County early Saturday.

Troopers from the Waterloo Barrack say they responded to the northbound lanes of I-95 in Elkridge just before 4:30 a.m. for reports of a two-vehicle crash.

After conducting a preliminary investigation, officers say two vehicles were driving in lane one on opposite sides of the road when the crash occurred, leaving both individuals dead.

Taleb Ait Zakariae, 37, of Rosedale, was traveling southbound in a 2025 Jeep Gladiator while Timothy Summerville, 47, of Baltimore, was driving northbound in a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

MSP says both Zakariae and Summerville were pronounced dead at the scene and believes alcohol and speed contributed to the incident. 

All lanes of northbound I-95 and lane one of southbound I-95 were closed for the investigation. All northbound lanes have since reopened.

Officers from the Howard County Police Department assisted MSP troopers while members of the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration helped with road closures and traffic control. 

The Maryland State Police Crash Team is leading an investigation into the accident.