NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.51
DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. INFRACTION.
The defendant has been charged with driving a vehicle at a speed
greater than was reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
For you to find the defendant responsible for this infraction, the State
must prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant drove a vehicle upon a [highway] [public
vehicular area].
Second, that (state speed alleged to be greater than reasonable and
prudent) was greater than was reasonable and prudent under the conditions
then existing 1.
And Third, that the defendant drove at a speed of at least (state speed
alleged to be greater than reasonable and prudent).
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant drove a vehicle upon a [highway]
[public vehicular area] at a speed of at least (state speed) and (state speed)
was greater than was reasonable and prudent under the conditions then
existing, it would be your duty to return a verdict of responsible. If you do
not so find or have a reasonable doubt about one or more of these things, it
would be your duty to return a verdict of not responsible.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.51 (Replacement April 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 10-141(a). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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