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A jury convicted Robert Boyatt of murder for intentionally hitting Victor Hershberger.

Boyatt faces 15 years to life in prison with sentencing scheduled for Dec. 8.

Boyatt's vehicle was found abandoned with evidence linking him to the crime.

SALT LAKE CITY — A jury has convicted a Utah man of murder for using his car to intentionally hit and kill another man who was on a scooter.

Robert Johnson Boyatt, 55, was charged in July 2023 in 3rd District Court with murder, a first-degree felony; obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony; and failing to remain at the scene of an accident involving death, a third-degree felony.

Victor Hershberger, 61, was riding a scooter near 1020 West and 1000 North about 1:15 a.m. on July 3, 2023, when

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