Police have yet to track down the driver of a car that killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash in White Rock Wednesday night.
Marilyn Laursen, 56, was walking with a friend in a marked intersection when she was hit by a 1992 red Nissan Maxima. She died at the scene.
Whoever was driving the car didn't stop to help Laursen, and abandoned the vehicle a few blocks away.
Police know who owns the Nissan, but aren't sure who was driving.
"We don't know who the driver is of this particular incident," RCMP Sgt. Peter Thiessen told CTV News.
"We are well aware who the registered owner is of the suspect vehicle, however, we're not in a position to comment on whether we've made contact with that person or not or whether we've had any discussion with that person."
Before the crash, police were following the car with sirens on after the driver failed to pull over for a traffic stop. The Nissan sideswiped a car and passed another driver before crashing into Laursen at Thrift Avenue and Johnson Road.
But Mounties say that the incident wasn't necessarily a police chase.
"It's not quite as simple as you might think, and it doesn't initially constitute that this was in fact a pursuit," Thiessen said.
The Vancouver Police Department has been called in to investigate RCMP actions at the scene of the crash, but the officer has yet to provide investigators with a complete explanation.
Tom Douglas, a nearby resident, says that the police officer took an unnecessary risk.
"The person he was chasing, what did he do? Did he run a red light? Was the car stolen? Is that worth killing someone or putting someone at risk? I don't think so," he said.
Laursen's friend Karen Antonishka agrees.
"All these high-speed chases -- it's just senseless. It's got to stop," she said.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Lisa Rossington
