Duhig v. Commonwealth

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Judge Ceaig,

David Sean Duhig (licensee) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, which affirmed the Department of Transportation’s decision to suspend his driver’s license under Section 1547 of The Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1547(to), on the ground that he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. We affirm the suspension.

On June 15,1980, a Shaler Township police officer, who was summoned to an accident involving the licensee, requested the licensee to go to the police station to take a breathalyzer test. However, the licensee refused to take the test,…