Colonial Heights Police said an officer clocked the Tesla at speeds over 70 mph in a 30 mph zone on the Boulevard around 1:20 a.m.

"The officer attempted to catch up with the vehicle, however, the vehicle failed to yield and continued into the City of Petersburg on South Adams Street," officials said.

Police said the driver lost control and hit a tree "less than a mile from where the officer witnessed the violation."

The Tesla burst into flames after the crash and the fire spread to a home in the 20 block of Marshall Street.

Petersburg firefighters responded and put out both the vehicle fire and the house fire.

Two people in the Tesla were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Two others inside the car were taken to area hospitals. There has been no word on the extent of their in

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