Commonwealth v. Long

TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant Tanya D. Long appeals from judgment of sentence entered October 24, 1989, after she was convicted of speeding in a school zone1 in a de novo hearing following her appeal from the judgment of a district justice, and sentenced to pay a fine of $45 and costs for a total of $67.50.

The facts which gave rise to this appeal are as follows. On February 1, 1989, appellant was cited for a violation of section 3365(b) of the Vehicle Code by a Springfield Township police officer using a VASCAR-plus radar timing unit. At the time of the citation, appellant was driving in an…