Legal Opinion

COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. Tomczak

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 14, 1990No. 712 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOYLE, Judge.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Department) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County vacating the suspension of Stanley Tomczak’s driver’s license by the Department pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b). 1 We reverse.

At the hearing de novo before the common pleas court, State Trooper Joseph Carcaci testified that he was directing traffic at an intersection at the scene of an accident when Tomczak first stopped his truck at a stop sign at the intersection but then proceeded through it striking…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Com., Dept. of Transp. v. O'CONNELLSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. McFaddenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Larkin v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Ford v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. SorgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. FiesterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. McKenna v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. McGarveyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Geonnotti v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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