Legal Opinion
Bridges v. Commonwealth Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 26, 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAHERTY, Judge.
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) that sustained the statutory appeal of Lester Bridges (Licensee) from the Department’s imposition of a one year suspension of his operating privilege due to his refusal to submit to chemical testing pursuant to Section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code (Code). 1 We reverse.
On August 26, 1998, Officer Holland of the City of Pittsburgh police department arrested Licensee for driving under the influence. 2 Licensee was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. MummaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. BoucherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. KilrainCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Pappas v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Wright v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Whistler v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Martin v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- A.A. Cobb v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
- J.W. Shiring v. Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.