Matthews v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

Calvin E. Matthews (Appellant) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which affirmed the suspension of his operating privileges for a period of one year for refusal to submit to chemical testing pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §1547(b). We affirm.

On January 31, 1986, a City of Pittsburgh police officer drove up behind Appellant who was sitting in a stopped car in the middle of the street blocking traffic at 5:20 a.m. Appellant ignored the siren and flashing lights of the officers police car. The police…