Baker v. Hawks

NARICK, Senior Judge.

Patrick A. Baker (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of York County which granted Officer Mark A. Sowers’ (Sowers’) and the Red Lion Police Department’s (Police Department’s) motion for judgment on the pleadings. We reverse.

The facts may be summarized as follows. On October 29, 1986, at approximately midnight, Appellant was riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by Garland E. Hawks (Hawks). Officer Sowers observed Hawks’ erratic driving, which typified a drunk driver and following standard police procedures, turned on his siren and lights.…