Commonwealth v. Johnston

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal by the Department of Transportation from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County sustaining an appeal by John William Johnston, III (Appellee) from a thirty (30) day suspension of his operator’s license under section 618(b)(2) of The Vehicle Code, Act of April 29, 1959, P.L. 58, as amended, 75 P.S. §618 (b)(2). The suspension resulted from his conviction for speeding 79 miles per hour in a 65 miles per hour zone on Interstate 79 on June 3, 1972 in violation of section 1002(b) (8), 75 P.S. §1002 (b) (8).

In rescinding the…