Commonwealth v. McCrea

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County that reversed a suspension of the operating privileges of John McCrea III (Licensee) pursuant to Section 1533 of the Vehicle Code (Code)1 for failure to respond to a citation. We affirm.2

On October 28, 1985, the Department mailed Licensee a notice suspending his operators license effective November 18, 1985 for his alleged failure to respond to a citation issued by a district justice. At a hearing before the trial court, Licensee…