Halifax Regional Police say an 85-year-old driver was ticketed after a vehicle hit a pedestrian over the weekend.
At around 1 p.m. on Sunday, a driver approaching the Lacewood Drive and Dunbrack Street intersection in Halifax lost control and rear-ended another vehicle, police said.
The driver then drove onto the sidewalk and hit an eight-year-old child who was walking by.
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“The child was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries,” read a police release.
The driver was issued a summary offence ticket for failing to drive “at a careful and prudent speed for existing conditions,” police said.
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