Motor Vehicle Administration v. Dove

In this case, we are asked to consider whether the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) determined correctly that the respondent, John Edward Dove (“Dove”), should have his driver’s license suspended for refusing a blood test to determine alcohol concentration while a hospital emergency room patient, at a time when Dove asserted that his refusal was justified because of his fear of needles, his preference for a breath test, and the later administration of an alcohol content test by hospital staff. We shall hold that the record provided substantial evidence in support of the ALJ’s decision that…