Friends and family of two teenagers killed in a car crash were left speechless after learning the driver and passenger who caused the crash are walking free in the community. The fatal collision took place on the evening of July 26. Metro Vancouver police said officers attempted to pull over a white sedan a few blocks from the crash site. They did not say what prompted them to attempt the traffic stop. A witness told CTV News they saw the white sedan speeding through the intersection at 10th Avenue and 6th Street in Burnaby moments before the crash. Yasbirat Ytatek, 17, and Samir Ali, 18, later died in hospital from their injuries. Moges Seblehiwot, president of Ethiopian Affairs and a family friend of the Ytateks, said the parents of both teenagers are distraught. “They hurt deeply. So I don’t know how they will heal from such a horrible situation,” he said. The grief only intensified after learning that the driver and female passenger in the getaway vehicle had been released by police on various conditions, including a curfew and a promise to appear in court in November. Police have recommended charges of impaired driving, dangerous driving causing death and fleeing police, but those have not been approved by the Crown attorney – and Seblehiwot and others say they don’t understand why that hasn’t happened yet. “Justice delayed is justice denied,” Seblehiwot said. “We demand justice, as soon as possible. And these people, these families are suffering now: they can’t work, they’re losing their homes, they’re losing their lives.” CTV News asked the BC Prosecution Service and MVTP why charges will not be laid until later and will update the story once answers are received. Kash Heed, a former police chief and former public safety minister and attorney general, said he is also confused as to why the suspects were released without charge. “The credibility of the police and the prosecution is now being tested when you release people you didn’t accuse in the first place of killing two people. I find that absolutely absurd with the laws here in British Columbia and in Canada,” he said. The Independent Investigations Bureau of the P.C. is also involved, which is investigating whether there was a police pursuit and whether this was a factor in the collision. Hind said that based on preliminary information about this incident, a police pursuit was not warranted. “The information coming out that it’s a failure to stop, it’s just a motor vehicle offense, it’s not a criminal code offense,” he told CTV News. “There is no justification or logic as to why the officers would initiate the pursuit.” He said the IIO’s investigation will be critical in determining whether the officers involved followed procedures. “The laws in Canada are adequate. We don’t need to reinvent them. We must ensure that police officers who protect the public follow these procedures by following these laws. And if it is not, the punishment should be to the extent that it will deter other police officers from ignoring the policy,” he said. A candlelight vigil is planned for Monday evening at 7pm at the crash site. GoFundMe campaigns have been started to support Ytatek’s family and Ali’s family.