Commonwealth v. Quarles

Opinion by

Spaeth, J.,

This is an appeal by the Commonwealth from an order suppressing the results of a breathalyzer test.

The facts may be summarized as follows: On July 24, 1972, at about 9:30 a.m., a Doylestown Borough police officer was dispatched by police radio to the scene of a two car accident. When he arrived he asked the persons standing around the cars who had been driving. Appellee identified himself as one of the drivers. Appellee’s breath smelled of alcohol; his speech was slightly slurred; he was unsteady on his feet; and he had difficulty in producing his driver’s license and…