She said the child, later picked up by a relative, was about three. After plowing into the Tempo, the Sable narrowly missed two trees before going through the hedge and hitting the front porch of 2844 Connolly. No one was in the house, which sustained minor damage. Mike Bell, a Halifax Regional Police watch commander, said the man driving the Sable has been charged with failing to stop at a stop sign. The man told at least one area resident that bright sunlight may have prevented him from seeing the sign.
Residents say accidents regularly happen at the intersection.
Many said trees hide the stop signs. The woman was taken to the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre while the little girl was taken to the IWK Health Centre for treatment of facial cuts. We welcome your feedback. All rights reserved.