context: In the present case, in addition to being charged with driving under the influence, defendant has been charged not only with failing to drive within his lane of traffic and with failing to drive on the right half of the roadway, but also with careless driving. At a minimum, with respect to this latter offense, the degree of erratic driving observed by Officer Strohl reasonably raised an inference that this provision of the Vehicle Code was being violated, sufficient to justify a stop and an investigation by the officer to determine the cause of the erratic driving.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.parenthetical: finding that officer's observations of defendant weaving four or five times over approximately two miles provided officer with probable cause to believe the driver was in violation of this section of the Vehicle Code
citation_a.sentence: Commonwealth v. Barkley, 234 Pa. Super. 503, 341 A.2d 192 (1975) (finding that officer’s observations of defendant weaving four or five times over approximately two miles provided officer with probable cause to believe the driver was in violation of this section of the Vehicle Code); cf. Commonwealth v. Whitmyer, 542 Pa. 545, 668 A.2d 1113 (1995) (finding with respect to some offenses, section 3361 of the Vehicle Code (driving at an unsafe speed) being one, that because further investigation following a stop could not lead to the discovery of further evidence in support of this violation, the evidence preceding the stop must be sufficient, in and of itself, to support the violation).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.parenthetical: finding with respect to some offenses, section 3361 of the Vehicle Code (driving at an unsafe speed
citation_b.sentence: Commonwealth v. Barkley, 234 Pa. Super. 503, 341 A.2d 192 (1975) (finding that officer’s observations of defendant weaving four or five times over approximately two miles provided officer with probable cause to believe the driver was in violation of this section of the Vehicle Code); cf. Commonwealth v. Whitmyer, 542 Pa. 545, 668 A.2d 1113 (1995) (finding with respect to some offenses, section 3361 of the Vehicle Code (driving at an unsafe speed) being one, that because further investigation following a stop could not lead to the discovery of further evidence in support of this violation, the evidence preceding the stop must be sufficient, in and of itself, to support the violation).