Ottawa police have charged a driver in his 30s under the Highway Traffic Act after he struck a 20-year-old woman walking near LeBreton Flats on Sunday evening.

Paramedics were called to the intersection of Preston and Albert streets at 6:41 p.m.

The woman was struck while crossing the intersection, paramedics said.

She suffered injuries to her face and right wrist as a result of the collision and was taken to Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus trauma unit in stable condition.

Police say officers determined the driver was at fault and charged him under the Highway Traffic Act for failing to yield to a pedestrian.