Commonwealth v. Stiver

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (Department) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Elk County reducing the motor vehicle license suspension of appellee Eugene F. Stiver (Appellee) from 140 days to 70 days. We reverse.

On August 6, 1982, Appellee was convicted for speeding in violation of Section 3362 of the Vehicle Code (Code). As a result, four points were assessed against Appellees driving record, which, when added to a prior ten points on his record, equaled 14 points. Subsequently,…