Commonwealth v. Martorano

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Appellant, Anthony Martorano, appeals from a judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County sustaining the traffic court’s imposition of a fine following appellant’s conviction for speeding. For reasons delineated below, we vacate the judgment of sentence and discharge appellant.

During the early morning hours of June 19, 1986, Officer Patrick Taylor of the Philadelphia Police Department parked his patrol car, which was equipped with a speed timing device known as “Vascar,” on the the Betsy Ross Bridge exit ramp onto Interstate 95. While so…