Utah man accused of hitting girl 'because she was white' charged with attempted murder

DRAPER — A driver police say told officers he intentionally hit an 11-year-old girl "because she was white" is facing charges including attempted aggravated murder, a first-degree felony.

Steven Becky, 19, of Draper, struck a young girl walking an electric scooter on the side of the road on Winged Bluff Lane on May 31, according to charging documents. The car then continued into a yard, hit a landscape boulder and rolled.

Along with the attempted murder charge, he was also charged with operating a vehicle negligently causing injury or death, a second-degree felony; possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, a third-degree felony; and possession or use of a controlled substance and use or possession of drug paraphernalia, both class B misdemeanors.

A witness told police that after the crash, Becky got out of his car, walked toward the girl, and said, "We all have to die sometime," according to the charges. He said Becky "charged" the girl in an "aggressive" way.

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