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

OPINION BY

Judge LEADBETTER.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the August 20, 2003, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County (trial court), which sustained the appeal of Thomas Helt (Helt) and vacated DOT’S one-year suspension of Helt’s operating privilege imposed pursuant to Section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b)(1).1 The sole issue presented in this case is whether the arresting officer had reasonable grounds to beheve that Helt was operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

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