Driver jailed for cyclist death

Ross Thomas Murray, 28, has been handed a jail term of five years and three months for the hit-and-run death of the cyclist.

Tim Anderson, 26, was killed in Cottesloe on March 8 when he was struck from behind by a car while cycling.

Murray, a former soldier and father of two, pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated dangerous driving causing death, driving under the influence of alcohol and failing to stop after an accident.

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Mr Anderson hit the windscreen of Murray's car but he claimed to have been so intoxicated that he did not realise he had hit a person. He drove on and was found by police more than a kilometre away.

Mr Anderson died from his injuries six hours after the accident. Murray's blood-alcohol level, when tested at the police station, registered 0.174 per cent.

He was sentenced in the District Court on Tuesday and must serve three years and three months in jail before he becomes eligible for parole.