Commonwealth v. Demor

OPINION BY

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 In this Commonwealth appeal from the order granting the suppression motion of Appellee, Vincent Demor, the Court is presented with the question of whether an off-duty paramedic acts as an agent or *899instrument of the state in detaining a suspected drunk driver. Because we find that he does not, we reverse and remand.

¶2 While driving home in a minivan with his wife and children, off-duty paramedic Steven Cropelli called 911 to notify authorities that another driver, Appellee, was proceeding too slowly, swerving over the double yellow lines of a busy road, and nodding off…