IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.06
Issues In Leaving The Scene Of An Accident Involving Death Or Personal Injury
To sustain the charge of leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal
injury, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant was the driver of a vehicle involved in a motor
vehicle accident; and
Second Proposition: That the motor vehicle accident resulted in a death or personal
injury; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant knew an accident had occurred; and
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant [( failed to immediately stop his vehicle at the
scene of the accident) (failed to stop as close to the scene of the accident as possible without
obstructing traffic more than necessary and forthwith return to the scene of the accident )] and
remain at the scene of the accident until he had performed the duty to give information and
render aid.
If you find from your consideration of all of the evidence that each one of these
propositions has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions
has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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