Opinion
No. WD 37158.
April 8, 1986. Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 22, 1986.
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY; LEONARD S. HUGHES, III, ASSOCIATE CIRCUIT JUDGE.
Robert Davis Aulgur, Jefferson City, for appellant.
Richard E. Donahue, Kansas City, for respondent.
Before CLARK, C.J., and TURNAGE and KENNEDY, JJ.
Kathleen A. Donahue was arrested December 1, 1984 in Kansas City at 77th and Holmes Road when the automobile she was driving was observed to be weaving in the roadway. Donahue displayed apparent conditions associated with alcohol intoxication and upon testing with a chemical breathalyzer, Donahue was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of .139 percent. Notice of driver's license suspension was issued pursuant to §§ 302.500-540, RSMo. Cum.Supp. 1984 and the suspension was affirmed on administrative review.
A de novo trial in the circuit court resulted in a reversal of the suspension order and the Director of Revenue has appealed. The sole issue in the case is respondent's contention the suspension proceedings were invalid because no showing was made of probable cause to believe, at or prior to the time of respondent's arrest, that her level of intoxication equaled or exceeded the statutory level of .13 percent.
The issues in this case are governed by Schranz v. Director of Revenue, 703 S.W.2d 912 (Mo.App. 1986). On the authority of that decision, the judgment of the circuit court ordering reinstatement of respondent's license privileges is reversed. The order by the Department of Revenue suspending respondent's driving license is reinstated for a period to be determined by the Department of Revenue in accordance with § 302.525.2, RSMo.Cum.Supp. 1984. Costs are assessed against respondent.
All concur.