SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah man convicted of murder for using his car to hit and kill another man who was on a scooter has been sentenced to 16 years to life in prison.

Robert Johnson Boyatt, 55, was convicted in October after a jury found him guilty of murder, a first-degree felony, and obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony. He was sentenced Monday in 3rd District Court to 15 years to life in prison for the murder charge and a consecutive term of one to 15 years for obstruction of justice.

Victor Hershberger, 61, was riding a scooter near 1020 West and 1000 North about 1:15 a.m. on July 3, 2023, when police say Boyatt drove by him going the other direction.

A witness said the car that hit Hershberger “flipped around and literally went on the other side of the road and slammed (Her

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