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Hirsch v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 6, 1997No. 1209 C.D. 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Judge.

Before this Court, on remand from the Supreme Court, is an appeal by the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT), from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which sustained Frank E. Hirsch’s statutory appeal of a one year suspension of his driving privileges, imposed pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b).1

Avalon Borough Police Officer Craig Can-nella stopped Hirseh after observing Hirsch’s vehicle fail to make a complete stop at a red traffic signal and then cross over a double yellow line into oncoming…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. COM., DEPT. OF TRANS. v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. A. Lukach v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. A. W. Murray v. Com. DOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. C.C. Bartolucci v. PennDOT, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. R.B. Carter v. Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2025

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