Rossi v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

The Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County that sustained Angela Lynn Rossi’s appeal of the Bureau’s one-year suspension of her operating privilege. The Bureau imposed the suspension pursuant to Section 1543(c)(1) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa. C.S. �1543(c)(1), for Rossi’s violation of Section 1543(a) of the Vehicle Code, 754 Pa. C.S. �1543(a),*fn1 driving while operating privilege suspended or revoked. We affirm the trial court.

Rossi’s operating privilege was suspended for 15 days effective August 31, 1999 for a speeding violation that occurred on March 11, 1999. An additional 15-day suspension, effective September 15, 1999, was added to that suspension for a stop sign violation that occurred on June 22, 1999. Rossi was stopped and cited for driving while her operating privilege was suspended or revoked on November 18, 1999. Rossi’s appeal of her summary conviction of that offense was sustained by the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County. This appeal followed.