A man and a woman were killed when police said their vehicle hit a utility pole in North Memphis early Monday morning.
Memphis police were called to the collision at 2:35 a.m. on Jackson Avenue near Evergreen.
Jarquis Burks, 24, the driver of the vehicle and passenger, 27-year-old Jamelda Short died on the scene, MPD posted on Twitter Monday morning.
"The investigation revealed the vehicle was speeding westbound on Jackson and vehicle struck a utility pole," police said.