Waldspurger v. Commonwealth

Opinion by Judge Palladino,

Paul K. Waldspurger (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County (trial court) which, after conducting a de novo hearing, affirmed the suspension of Appellants motor vehicle operating privilege. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (DOT) suspended Appellants licénse for refusing to submit to a chemical analysis of his breath pursuant to Section 1547 of the Vehicle Code. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

On September 2, 1984, Appellant, his sister and her boyfriend were patrons at Mickey…