Valania v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Ann Marie Valania (Licensee) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) dismissing Licensee’s appeal from a one-year suspension of her operating privileges imposed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT) pursuant to section 1547 of the Vehicle Code.1 We reverse.

The trial court held a hearing on Licensee’s statutory appeal. At the hearing, DOT’S sole witness was Officer Athanios Mi-lilios, a police officer for the City of Allentown. Based on the officer’s testimony, the trial court found that, on September 17,1994, Officer…