A plaintiff in a motorcycle accident case was prejudiced by the admission of evidence of his alcohol consumption because there were no signs that he was intoxicated at the time of the crash, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

In Rohe v. Vinson, a three-judge panel ordered a new trial, reversing a Bradford County Court of Common Pleas judge’s decision to admit into evidence the plaintiff’s blood-alcohol content and the fact that he had consumed beers at several bars that day.