DUI • Suppression of Chemical Blood Test • Reasonable Suspicion/Probable Cause • Implied Consent Law
Commonwealth v. March, PICS Case No. 17-0151 (Pa. Super. Jan. 26, 2017) Gantman, J. (20 pages).
The Implied Consent Law permitted police to request hospital workers, treating an unconscious driver that police had reasonable suspicion or probable cause to believe was driving under the influence, draw a blood sample from the driver and release the results of a chemical blood test to police. Order of the trial court reversed.
