Melcher v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Joseph Francis Melcher has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County affirming the action of the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Traffic Safety, revoking his operator’s license for five years.

On the evening, of October 2, 1978, Melcher was racing another car on a public highway and thereafter pleaded guilty to charges of violating three sections of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C. S. §101 et seq.: Section 3367, racing on highways, Section 3733, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; and Section 3734, driving without lights to…