Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Daniels

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which reduced DOT’s 60-day suspension of Andrea S. Daniels’ (Appellee) driver’s license to 30 days. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and reinstate the 60-day suspension.

On August 18, 1986, Appellee pleaded guilty to violating Section 3345(a) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §3345(a). As a result, Appellees operating privilege was scheduled to be suspended for 60 days as mandated by section 1535(a) of the…