Commonwealth v. Durkin

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

James J. Durkin, Jr., (Durkin) appeals a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, which sustained the Secretary of Transportation’s thirty day suspension of his driver’s license.

Durkin had been charged with violating Section 1002(b) (6) of The Vehicle Code, Act of April 29, 1959, P.L. 58, as amended, 75 P.S. §1002(b) (6) by driving *494seventy-nine (79) m.p.h. in a fifty-five (55) m.p.h. zone. When his wife learned that her husband had failed to pay the traffic fine, she forwarded a check to cover the fine and costs. In due course, Durkin was notified…