Commonwealth v. Bankston

DOYLE, Judge.

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT), appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County remanding an operator’s license suspension appeal to DOT with direction to impose the lesser sanction of requiring a special driver’s examination. DOT contends that the trial court erred when it determined that DOT improperly ordered a fifteen-day suspension in this case. Because of the recently expanded role of the trial court in this area, we affirm its order.

The factual and procedural history of this case is summarized as follows. Arbie…