Haklits v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

In this appeal from the trial court’s adjudication dismissing appellant’s appeal from a six month suspension of his operating privileges, we have a challenge of the arresting officer’s having reasonable grounds to believe that appellant had been driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. All agree that this was necessary before appellant’s refusal to take a breathalyzer test would justify the Secretary of Transportation suspending the operating privileges. Section 1547(a) of The Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. §1547(a) imposes the…