Commonwealth v. Bittner

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (Department), appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which sustained the appeal of Christopher J. Bittner from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege by the Department pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. .§ 1547(b). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the trial courts order and reinstate Mr. Bittners suspension.

On May 19, 1985, Mr. Bittner was arrested for driving under the influence when police observed him driving in an erratic manner and…