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

OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the October 26, 2004, order of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas (trial court), which granted Carl Paluske’s (Paluske) petition for appeal from DOT’s suspension of his driving privileges under section 1772(a) of the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL), 75 Pa.C.S. § 1772(a), relating to nonpayment of judgments. We reverse.

On May 9, 2002, at approximately 5:00 a.m., Paluske’s parked car slid down his driveway during a rainstorm and struck and…