Teen driver badly hurt in crash after she ignored order to stop, Abbotsford police say

An 18-year-old driver was critically hurt when she crashed her car seconds after ignoring an order to pull over, police in Abbotsford, B.C., say.

The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. PT Monday on Highway 11 between Abbotsford and Mission, apolice statement said.

Abbotsford police Const. Mike Wilford says officers tried to stop the vehicle onMcCallum Roadnear the Highway 11 intersection.

The vehicle didn't stop andhit a concrete barrier on the highway.

The young woman suffered critical injuries and was taken to a local hospital.Wilford said there were was no one else in the car.

Wildford says collision specialists were at the scene Monday morningand that members of the Independent Investigations Office, which looks intoall police-involved cases of serious injury or death, are now investigating.

The IIO is asking anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident to call1-855-446-8477or contact investigatorsatiiobc.ca.

Police are also appealing towitnesses to the crash to come forward.