DENVER (KDVR) — A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after an Aurora hit-and-run crash that killed a man and his dog in April.

The 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that Michael Graham-Hyde, 73, was sentenced after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accident involving death and careless driving resulting in death in the April 3 incident.

The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of East Wesley Drive and East Caspian Circle.

According to the DA's office, investigators determined Graham-Hyde had been driving at a high rate of speed westbound on East Wesley Drive in an SUV. Graham-Hyde had lost control of the vehicle and hit Rafael Alberto Buitrago, 65, and his dog, Nova, on the sidewalk.

The dog, Nova, was killed instantly and

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