Two people died in a crash in Elkridge, Maryland early Saturday morning, Maryland State Police said.
Taleb Ait Zakariae, 37, of Rosedale, Maryland and Timothy Summerville Jr., 47, of Baltimore were both pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Police responded to northbound I-95 before 4:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a two-vehicle crash. Police said Zakariae was the driver of a 2025 Jeep Gladiator and Summerville was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
According to the preliminary investigation, the Jeep Gladiator was traveling southbound in lane one of the northbound lanes on I-95, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee was going northbound.
Police said they believe alcohol and speed could have contributed to the crash but did not elaborate on the circumstances.
The investigation is ongoing.
