IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Civil) 73.01
Duty of Driver Crossing Tracks
A railroad crossing is a place of danger. If you believe from the evidence that as the
[plaintiff] [decedent] was approaching the crossing he knew, or, in the exercise of ordinary care
should have known, that a train approaching the crossing was so close to the crossing that it
would be likely to arrive at the crossing at about the same time as the plaintiff's vehicle, then it
was the duty of the [plaintiff] [decedent] to yield the right of way to the train.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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