Pappacena v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

FLAHERTY, Judge.

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing (Department) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County (trial court) dated October 16, 1997, that sustained the appeal of Gary Pappacena (Pappacena) from a one-year suspension of his operating privilege. We affirm.

On May 7, 1997, Pappacena was convicted in the state of New York of the offense of Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI).1 Pursuant to Section 1581 of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa.C.S. § 1581, which sets forth the provisions of the Driver’s License Compact of 1961 (Compact) and…