Commonwealth v. Meinhart
Commonwealth v. Meinhart
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Section 1002 (b) (8) of The Vehicle Code, Act of April 29, 1959, P.L. 58, as amended, 75 P.S. §1002 (b) (8) authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to establish speed limits other than those provided by the Code, and requires the Secretary in such case to indicate such established speed limit by the erection of signs placed not less than one-eighth of a mile apart, “except that on limited access highways, the signs shall be placed at the beginning and end of State limited access highways and at reasonable intervals in the discretion of the Secretary of Transportation.” The instant appellee, Dennis W. Meinhart, was apprehended by a peace officer in Montour County, Pennsylvania and charged with operating his vehicle at a speed of 83 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone on Interstate Route 80, a limited access highway. Mr. Meinhart was found guilty and paid the fine and costs. The Secretary of Transportation suspended Mr. Meinhart’s operator’s license for two months pursuant to Section 618(b) (2) of The Vehicle Code, 75 P.S. §618 (b) (2), upon his finding after an administrative hearing that Mr. Meinhart had committed a violation of the law relating to vehicles.
On appeal, the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, after hearing, sustained Mr. Meinhart’s appeal
Order reversed; the suspension ordered by the Secretary of Transportation is reinstated.
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