Commonwealth v. Jacoby

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Appellant contends that the arrest without a warrant was invalid, and that evidence seized as a result thereof should have been suppressed.

The record reveals that the police officer when he came to the scene of the accident observed a car hanging over the 4th Street bridge in Bethlehem. The appellant, Jacoby, was standing outside the car. The officer asked J acoby if he was the driver of the car and the appellant answered affirmatively. Appellant was then taken to St. Luke’s Hospital…