Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Vesa

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which sustained the appeal of Ruth Irene Vesa (Appellee) and reversed DOT’s suspension of her driver’s license. We reverse.

On April 27, 1985, Appellee was arrested and charged with reckless driving in violation of Section 3714 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §3714. She was subsequently convicted of this charge and did not appeal. As a result of this conviction, DOT assigned three points against her driving record, thereby giving…