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DRAPER — A man killed on Monday after crashing his vehicle into a concrete sign has been identified by police as a 27-year-old Marine from American Fork.
Draper police said Spencer Murdoch and his dog Kida were headed south in a pickup truck on Bangerter Parkway at around 6:30 a.m. Monday, when the truck left the roadway near 14000 South and crashed into a concrete sign at Ashford Assisted Living and Memory Care.
The truck hit the sign and flipped over; Murdoch was ejected in the collision and died from his injuries, police said. His dog survived.
According to his obituary, Murdoch was born in Texas and grew up in American Fork with his two older sisters, two younger sisters and a younger brother. He graduated from American Fork High School in 2015 and went to Marine boot camp.
He attended Utah Valley University after military training and was working for the solar company Sunrun as an inside sales consultant at the time of his death. Murdoch was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and learned to play the bagpipes while he and his family lived in Scotland, joining the Utah Pipe Band upon his return to Utah.
A fundraiser started to help Murdoch's family states, "Spencer had a passion for life. In his free time he loved to spend his time outdoors, whether that was mountain biking, rock climbing, camping or snowboarding. He loved riding his motorcycle and did it even into the cold winter months."
A funeral will be held in Draper on Monday, Feb. 19.
Proceeds from the fundraiser will be given to Murdoch's family to cover funeral expenses, according to the GoFundMe webpage.
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