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COLJI-Crim. 3-2:27

VEHICULAR ASSAULT (UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

activein force · 2026-02-25 – presentcompiled-edition

The elements of the crime of vehicular assault (under the influence)

are:

1. That the defendant,

2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,

3. operated or drove a motor vehicle,

4. while under the influence of alcohol or one or more drugs, or a

combination of both alcohol and one or more drugs,

5. and such conduct was the proximate cause of serious bodily

injury to another person.

[6. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by

the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]

After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has

proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find

the defendant guilty of vehicular assault (under the influence).

After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has

failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,

you should find the defendant not guilty of vehicular assault (under the

influence).

History

COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.

Provenance

Source
www.coloradojudicial.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
crim-2026-02-25
Content hash
73b93b9fd0c9bf2be127a8fd44e1709d09c0a13ed400058d35737a0d8f699a0c
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