IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.68C
Issues In Aggravated Driving Under The Influence Of Alcohol--Accident While
Driving In A School Speed Zone As Enhancing Factor
To sustain the charge of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol when there is a
motor vehicle accident while driving in a school speed zone, the State must prove the following
propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant drove a vehicle at any speed in a school speed zone
at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per hour was in effect; and
Second Proposition: That at the time the defendant drove a vehicle the defendant was
under the influence of alcohol; and
Third Proposition: That at the time the defendant drove a vehicle the defendant was
involved in a motor vehicle accident; and
Fourth Proposition: That the accident in which defendant was involved resulted in bodily
harm to another person; and
Fifth Proposition: That the defendant's act of driving a vehicle while under the influence
of alcohol was a proximate cause of the bodily harm.
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
- Source
- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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