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McDonough v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 29, 1992No. 2584 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLINS, Judge.

Patrick J. McDonough (Licensee) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which dismissed his statutory appeal of an order of the Department of Transportation (DOT) which, suspended Licensee’s driving privileges for one year pursuant to Section 1547(b) of the Vehicle Code (Code), 75 Pa.C.S. § 1547(b), for refusal to submit to chemical testing.

On March 15, 1991, Licensee was involved in a one car accident; Licensee crashed through a cable and wooden post guardrail and travelled down an embankment. Officer Regis Smith (Officer Smith) of the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Commonwealth v. KatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Afro-Lecon, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
  4. Schreiber v. Republic Intermodal Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. CarreraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kollar v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver LicensingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  2. Commonwealth v. LutzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. LutzCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Hinman v. Department of Highway SafetyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  5. Homestead Land Services Inc. v. Mortgagexpress Financial Services Inc., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Monroe County2000

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