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Woman charged for failing to yield to pedestrian

 Halifax District RCMP has charged a woman following a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Lower Sackville yesterday.

Just after 12 p.m., Halifax District RCMP responded to a collision at the intersection of Pinehill Dr. and Glendale Dr. An 18-year-old female pedestrian was attempting to cross Glendale Dr. on the crosswalk at the intersection when a female driver of an SUV struck her.

The pedestrian was examined by EHS but did not need to be transported. The driver of the SUV, a 71-year-old woman from Beaverbank, was not injured. The driver was charged with Failing to Yield to a Pedestrian.