WPIC 97.05 Hit and Run—Unattended Vehicle—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 97.05Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 97.05 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part XI. Crimes Involving Operation of Motor Vehicles
WPIC CHAPTER 97. Hit and Run
WPIC 97.05 Hit and Run—Unattended Vehicle—Definition
A person commits the crime of hit and run when he or she is the driver of a vehicle and knowingly collides with any other vehicle which is unattended and he or she fails to stop immediately and either then and there locate the operator or owner of the vehicle struck and give that person his or her name and address [and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle he or she was operating] or leave in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a written notice giving his or her name and address [and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle he or she was operating].
NOTE ON USE
Use this instruction if it will help the jury understand the charged offense or if it is necessary to define this particular offense for the jury. See the Comment to WPIC 4.24 (Definition of the Crime—Form).
Use this instruction for collision with an unattended vehicle.
Use bracketed material as applicable. For directions on using bracketed phrases, see WPIC 4.20 (Introduction).
COMMENT
RCW 46.52.010(1).
See the Comment to WPIC 97.06 (Hit and Run—Unattended Vehicle—Elements).
[Current as of March 2020.]
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