A two-vehicle crash that killed two people left northbound I-95 closed at mile marker 44 in Howard County Saturday morning as Maryland State Police investigated. Southbound lanes on the same stretch had reopened.
Maryland State Police confirmed the fatal-crash investigation in a post, saying “Howard County @MDSP is on scene of a double fatal crash investigation involving two vehicles,” according to a post from Maryland State Police
The agency also said “NB 95 remains shutdown at 44mm; SB I-95 lanes now reopened,” indicating northbound lanes remained closed while southbound traffic resumed.
Beyond the crash site and lane status, state police have not released details identifying the people or vehicles involved, nor have they said what caused the crash. The exact timing of the collision also has not been specified in the information released so far.
What We Know So Far
For now, the limited details amount to a snapshot of a highway investigation still in progress: two vehicles, a double-fatal outcome, and a stretch of northbound I-95 that stayed closed at mile marker 44 even as the southbound side reopened to traffic. No further updates on when the northbound lanes might reopen were included in the agency's initial alert.
A separate January 2026 release from Maryland State Police describes another double-fatal crash on I-95 in Howard County; it was not the collision at mile marker 44.
What the available record shows
The cited material documents one separate fatal I-95 crash in addition to Saturday’s collision, but it does not establish a complete count for recent years or show how mile marker 44 compares with the broader county corridor.
Earlier crash and countywide safety context
In the separate Jan. 4, 2026, crash, troopers responded around 2:45 a.m. to southbound I-95 at Maryland 216. Maryland State Police said a Toyota traveling the wrong way struck a Chrysler head-on. That crash was at a different location and in the opposite direction from Saturday’s collision; it does not establish the cause of the mile-marker-44 crash. Howard County’s Strategic Road Safety Plan, using 2018 data, reported a traffic crash in the county every two hours and a traffic death every 18 days, according to the Howard County Office of Transportation. Those countywide historical figures do not establish that I-95 or mile marker 44 was designated a safety priority, or describe current conditions at the crash site.
Investigation Remains Active
State police have not indicated whether charges are anticipated or whether the cause of Saturday's crash has been determined. Commuters and residents in the area should expect continued congestion near mile marker 44 as the investigation continues, with the agency's social media channels serving as the primary source for updates on when the northbound lanes might fully reopen.
