IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.07
Definition Of Aggravated Leaving The Scene Of An Accident Involving Death Or
Personal Injury
A person commits the offense of aggravated leaving the scene of an accident involving
death or personal injury when he is the driver of a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident
resulting in death or personal injury to another and with knowledge that an accident has
occurred, and with knowledge that the accident involved another person, he [(fails to
immediately stop his vehicle at the scene of the accident) (fails 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 has performed the
duty to give information and render aid and [(fails to report the accident within one -half hour
after the motor vehicle accident) (if hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting at any time
within one -half hour of the motor vehicle accident fails to report the accident within one -half
hour after being discharged from the hospital)] at a nearby police station or sheriff's office,
giving the place of the accident, the date, the approximate time, the driver's name and address,
the registration number of the vehicle driven, and the names of all other occupants of that
vehicle.
Provenance
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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