Commonwealth v. Hipp

McEWEN, Judge:

We here consider whether the results of a medical purposes blood alcohol test, voluntarily provided by hospital personnel to a police officer, are admissible at trial where the defendant subsequently exercised his statutory right to refuse to submit to a blood-alcohol test. We find no statutory or constitutional impediment to the introduction of such evidence and, therefore, affirm the judgment of sentence imposed after appellant was found guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Appellant was transported by ambulance to Chester County Hospital on December 16,…