The Commonwealth Court has said that not understanding the English language made it impossible for a driver stopped for suspicion of drunken driving to consent to a blood test.

The precedential, en banc panel ruling affirms a Dauphin County judge’s decision that Isak Vazquez-Santiago, a Spanish-speaker, did not understand what was being asked of him by a Harrisburg city police officer using hand gestures.

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