Two people were killed in a crash in Hartford on Christmas morning.
Police responded to the intersection of Main Street and Montville Street just before 4 a.m. Saturday.
Officers found a 2008 Acura TL that had slammed into a utility pole.
Emergency crews pulled the driver, 22-year-old Eustace Chase, of Manchester, and 22-year-old Justin Joseph, of Hartford, from the car. Both died at the scene, police said.
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Detectives from the Hartford Police Crime Scene Division took over the investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call Hartford police at (860) 772-TIPS (8477).