Commonwealth v. Stover

McEWEN, Judge:

This appeal has been taken from the judgment of sentence to pay a fine of $300 plus costs, imposed by the distinguished Judge James N. Diefenderfer, after appellant was found to have violated Section 3743 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3743. 1

The trial judge in his able opinion has accurately summarized the facts relevant to the disposition of this appeal:

On November 10, 1982, at approximately 10:00 A.M., defendant’s motor vehicle collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer truck which was stopped at a red light on Seventh Street at Route 22. The collision occurred at a time…