Sisinni v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

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• concluding that reasonable grounds existed, where the licensee exhibited glassy eyes and a slight odor of alcohol, admitted to drinking two alcoholic beverages, and performed poorly on an HGN test, despite the licensee’s passing of two other field sobriety tests
• holding an officer had reasonable grounds to believe the licensee operated a vehicle while under the influence because the licensee had a slight odor of alcohol, had glassy eyes, and admitted to having consumed alcohol
• finding reasonable grounds where the licensee exhibited glassy eyes, a slight odor of alcohol, and admitted to drinking two alcoholic drinks, despite the licensee’s passing of two field sobriety tests
• slight odor of alcohol, glassy eyes, and an admission from the vehicle operator that he consumed two alcoholic beverages was reasonable grounds to require a chemical test
• The licensee’s refusal to perform a PBT was properly a factor in the arresting police officer’s determination that the licensee had been operating his vehicle while under the influence
• “[It is] not necessary for a motorist to fail a field sobriety test in order for a police officer to have reasonable grounds to request a motorist to submit to a chemical test.”

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