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Two Drivers Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-95 in Elkridge
A head-on collision on northbound I-95 near Route 100 early Saturday killed two drivers, and Maryland State Police say speed and alcohol may have been factors.
ELKRIDGE, Md. â Two drivers died early Saturday after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in Howard County, according to Maryland State Police.
Troopers responded shortly before 4:30 a.m. to northbound I-95 near the Maryland Route 100 interchange for a report of a collision.
Investigators determined that Taleb Ait Zakariae, 37, of Rosedale, was driving a Jeep Gladiator southbound in a northbound lane when it struck a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Timothy Summerville Jr., 47, of Baltimore, head-on.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither vehicle carried passengers, police said.
State police said preliminary findings indicate that alcohol and speed may have contributed to the crash. The investigation is ongoing.
All northbound lanes of I-95 and one southbound lane were closed for several hours while troopers processed the scene.
The stretch of I-95 near the Route 100 interchange is a busy commuter corridor through Elkridge, and wrong-way crashes remain a persistent safety concern on Maryland's highways. State police have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the collision.