(2002)

Dear Leonard C. Collins, Esquire

You have asked us to interpret a provision of the Motor Vehicle Law that requires a motorist involved in a fatal or life — threatening accident to submit to a test for alcohol or drugs when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Specifically, you have asked if this statute authorizes law enforcement officers to use force against the motorist to obtain a blood or breath sample for the test.

In our opinion, because this provision makes testing compulsory, the implication is that law…