Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing v. Martino

DOYLE, Judge.

Gerald Martino appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County which dismissed his appeal from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b).

The relevant facts are as follows. While on routine patrol, Officer Kari Bauer of the North Huntingdon Township Police, observed a vehicle which was being driven in an erratic “swerving manner.” Upon stopping the vehicle, she approached the driver, Mar-tino, and observed that he had glassy eyes and was emitting a detectable odor of alcohol.…