IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.68B
Issues In Aggravated Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol--Accident Resulting
In Bodily Harm To A Child Under The Age Of 16
To sustain the charge of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, 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, the defendant was under the influence of alcohol; and
Third Proposition: That at the time the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical control
of)] a vehicle, the defendant was transporting a child under the age of 16; and
Fourth Proposition: That the defendant, in [(so driving) (being in actual physical control
of)] a vehicle, was involved in a motor vehicle accident; and
Fifth Proposition: That the motor vehicle accident in which defendant was involved
resulted in bodily harm to the child under the age of 16 being transported by the defendant; and
Sixth Proposition: That the defendant's [(driving) (being in actual physical control of)] a
vehicle while under the influence of alcohol was the proximate cause of the bodily harm to the
child under the age of 16 being transported by the defendant.
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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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