A Murray man faces a charge of automobile homicide, accused of striking and killing a pedestrian in Layton in December.
Tyler Leon Murdock, 30, was charged in 2nd District Court with automobile homicide, a second-degree felony; possession of a weapon by a restricted person, a third-degree felony; and drug possession, a Class-B misdemeanor.
On Dec. 18, David Begay, 63, was crossing Main Street near 450 North when he was struck by a car driven by Murdock, court documents say. According to a probable cause statement, police arrived at the scene and observed Murdock “display signs and symptoms consistent with impairment.”
The statement says Murdock failed a field-sobriety test, and consented to having his blood drawn. Blood tests revealed amphetamine, alprazolam (a prescription sedative) and burprenorphine (a narcotic) in his system, police said.
When police searched Murdock’s car, they found a .38 caliber handgun.
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