Sitoski v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

OPINION BY

Senior Judge QUIGLEY.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT) appeals from the February 12, 2009 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court), which sustained the statutory appeal of Robert M. Sitoski (Licensee) from the one-year suspension of his driv ing privileges imposed by DOT pursuant to Section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code. 1 We reverse.

On November 25, 2007, Licensee drank one or two beers at his home in Media, Pennsylvania. He later took a prescription drug, Ambien, for a chronic sleep…