Commonwealth v. Kauffman

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams County imposing a fine on appellant for the summary offense of failing to stop a vehicle at the scene of an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle or other property which is driven or attended by any person in violation of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3743(a). Appellant was initially found guilty by District Justice Donald G. Weaver in Gettysburg and ordered to pay a fine. He appealed his summary conviction to the court of common pleas which held a de novo trial on the charge before the Honorable…