VA · jury_instructions
Va. Model Jury Instr. Civ. No. 11.030
Driver’s Duty to Yield to Emergency Vehicle
When a (type of emergency vehicle) approaches giving an audible signal by [siren; exhaust whistle;
air horn designed to give automatically intermittent signals] and displaying a [flashing; blinking;
alternating; steady burning] (color as provided in Va. Code Ann. §§ 46.2-1022, 46.2-1023 or 46.2-
1024) warning light, the driver of a vehicle has a duty, as quickly as traffic and other highway
conditions permit, to drive to the nearest edge of the roadway [clear of any intersection of
highways], and to stop and remain in that position until such emergency vehicle has passed before
proceeding [unless otherwise directed by a police or traffic officer].
If a driver fails to perform this duty, then he is negligent.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Civil, Release 26, April 2026. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- civ-2026-04-01
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