Commonwealth v. Bailey

OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 Joel D. Bailey (Appellant) appeals from the August 7, 2007, judgment of sentence of 30 days to 6 months imprisonment, fines, and costs imposed after he was convicted of driving while imbibing1 and driving under the influence of a high rate of alcohol.2

¶ 2 On June 13, 2006, at approximately 7 p.m., Officer Rice of the Windber Borough Police Department observed a black Pontiac TransAm being operated “at a high rate of speed.” N.T., Suppression Hearing, 4/2/07, at 5, 7, 22. Officer Rice further testified that he noticed that the TransAm exhaust system was “very loud.”…