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

COLINS, President Judge.

John Patrick Sweet (Sweet) appeals from the March 5, 1998 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (Common Pleas) that denied Sweet’s appeal of the one-year suspension of his operating privilege.

Pursuant to the Driver’s License Compact (Compact), 75 Pa.C.S. § 1581, and to 75 Pa. C.S. § 1532(b), the Department of Transportation notified Sweet that his operating privilege would be suspended effective July 15, 1997 because of his April 30, 1997 conviction in New Jersey for driving under the influence of alcohol. Sweet appealed to Common Pleas, which held a de…