Legal Opinion
Burke v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 8, 1999PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (DOT), appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which sustained the appeal of James V. Burke (Licensee) from a one-year suspension of his operating privileges for refusing to submit to chemical testing pursuant to Section 1547(b)(1) of the Vehicle Code (Code).1 We affirm.
On August 3, 1997, the pick-up truck Licensee was driving nearly collided with a stopped police car. (R.R. at 16a.) After Licensee’s truck came to a stop, Officer Gary Krek of the Brentwood Borough Police…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Com., Dept. of Transp. v. RenwickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Todd v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. BoucherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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