N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.52

The defendant has been charged with failing to give required

information and render assistance at the scene when the defendant was the

driver of a vehicle involved in a crash 1 which the defendant knew or should

have known resulted in [serious bodily injury 2] [death].

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove six things beyond a reasonable doubt:

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First, that the defendant was driving a vehicle.

Second, that the vehicle was involved in a crash.

Third, that a person [suffered serious bodily injury in] [died as a result

of] this crash.

Fourth, that the defendant knew or reasonably should have known

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that the defendant was involved in a crash and that a person [suffered

serious bodily injury] [died as a result of] that crash. The defendant's

knowledge can be actual or implied—that is, it may be inferred where the

circumstances proven are such as would lead the defendant to believe that

the defendant had been in a crash which resulted in [serious bodily injury to]

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[death of] a person.

Fifth, that the defendant stopped but did not

a. [give the defendant’s name, address, driver’s license number, and the

license plate number of the defendant’s vehicle to the [person struck]

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[[driver] [occupant] of any other vehicle involved] and

b. [render reasonable assistance to the person injured if [it was apparent

that such assistance was necessary] [requested by the injured

person]].

And Sixth, that the defendant's failure was willful, that is, intentional

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(and without justification or excuse. )

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date the defendant was driving a vehicle that was involved

in a crash which resulted in [serious bodily injury to] [death of] a person,

that the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the

defendant had been in that crash and that a person had [suffered serious

bodily injury] [died as a result of that crash], that the defendant stopped but

did not

a. [give the defendant’s name, address, driver's license number and the

license plate number of the defendant’s vehicle to the [person struck]

[[driver] [occupant] of any other vehicle involved] and

b. [render reasonable assistance to the person injured if [it was apparent

that this was necessary] [requested by the injured person]],

and that the defendant's failure to do so was willful (and without justification

or excuse), it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not

so find or have a reasonable doubt as to one or more of these things, it

would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.