ID · jury_instructions
ICJI 1030
Reckless Driving
ICJI 1030 RECKLESS DRIVING
In order for the defendant to be guilty of Reckless Driving, the state must prove each of the following:
1. On or about [date],
2. in the state of Idaho,
3. the defendant [name] drove or was in actual physical control of a vehicle
4. upon a highway, or upon public or private property open to the public, and
5. [the defendant drove the vehicle carelessly and heedlessly or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property] [or] [the defendant passed when there was a line in [his] [her] lane indicating a sight distance restriction].
If any of the above has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, you must find the defendant not guilty. If each of the above has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, then you must find the defendant guilty.
Comment
I.C. � 49-1401(1).
If the defendant is charged with "second offense" reckless driving, I.C. � 49-1401(2), that issue should be presented in a bifurcated proceeding as provided in ICJI 1601 (with appropriate modifications).
Revised: April 21, 2023
Provenance
- Source
- isc.idaho.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-21
- Edition
- 2026-08-20
- Content hash
014b027146192b74e58066f6ad4dc9926025487f1ee08c9061096195b2b50a17
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