WPIC 97.07 Hit and Run—Other Property—Definition
11A WAPRAC WPIC 97.07Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11A Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 97.07 (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 97.07 Hit and Run—Other Property—Definition
A person commits the crime of hit and run when he or she is the driver of a vehicle and knowingly collides with property [fixed] [or] [placed upon] [or] [adjacent to] any public highway and he or she fails to take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact 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 upon the property 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] [and fails to report the accident as in the case of other accidents].
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 property other than an unattended vehicle.
Use bracketed material as applicable. For directions on using bracketed phrases, see WPIC 4.20 (Introduction).
When the bracketed phrase relating to failing to report an accident is used, the instruction may need to be modified to inform jurors as to the applicable reporting requirement. See the Comment to WPIC 97.08 (Hit and Run—Other Property—Elements).
COMMENT
RCW 46.52.010(2).
See the Comment to WPIC 97.08 (Hit and Run—Other Property—Elements).
[Current as of March 2020.]
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