IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.64
Issues In Aggravated Driving With A Drug, Substance, Or Compound In Blood Or
Urine--Accident Resulting In Injuries
To sustain the charge of aggravated driving with a drug, substance, or compound in blood
or urine, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical control of )] a
vehicle; and
Second Proposition: That at the time the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical
control of)] a vehicle, there was any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in his blood or
urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of [(cannabis) (____, a controlled
substance)]; and
Third Proposition: That the defendant, in [(so driving) (being in actual physical control
of)] a vehicle, was involved in a motor vehicle accident; and
Fourth Proposition: That the motor vehicle accident in which defendant was involved
resulted in [(great bodily harm) (permanent disability) (disfigurement)] to another person; and
Fifth Proposition: That the defendant's [(driving) (being in actual physical control of )] a
vehicle while under the combined influence of alcohol and any drug or drugs to a degree which
rendered the defendant incapable of safely driving was the proximate cause of the [( great bodily
harm) (permanent disability) (disfigurement)] to the other person.
If you find from your consideration of all 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
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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