UJI 14-4515 NMRA
UJI 14-4515. Leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to vehicle; essential elements.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of leaving the scene of an accident involving only
damage to a vehicle [as charged in Count ____]2, the state must prove to your
satisfaction beyond a reasonable doubt each of the following elements of the crime:
1. The defendant drove a vehicle involved in an accident;
2. The defendant knew that there was an accident;
3. The accident resulted in damage to a vehicle driven or attended by another
person;
4. The defendant [failed to immediately stop at the scene or stop as close to the
scene as possible without obstructing traffic more than necessary]
[or]
[failed to remain at the scene until defendant had:
(a)
given defendant’s name, address, and registration number to [the person
struck] [the driver or occupant of the vehicle collided with] [or] [the person attending any
vehicle collided with]3; and
(b)
displayed, upon request, defendant’s license to [the person struck] [the
driver or occupant of the vehicle collided with] [or] [the person attending any vehicle
collided with]];3
5. This happened in New Mexico on or about the _____ day of _______, ________.