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Man Receives Maximum Sentence For Deadly Hit & Run Crash

DENVER (CBS4)- A man convicted in a deadly hit and run that killed a University of Denver student was sentenced to the maximum sentence on Thursday.

Last month Andrew Simpson was convicted of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a deadly accident.

Simpson was sentenced to 18 years in prison Thursday for the hit and run that left Masoud Bahramisharif dead.

Simpson, 46, failed to stop for a solid red light at the intersection of Evans and University on May 31, 2012.

Simpson struck a DU student who was riding his bicycle and didn't stop to help Bahramisharif.

Bahramisharif was rushed to Denver Health Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

Masoud Bahramisharif
Masoud Bahramisharif (credit: CBS)
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