text: 'Heartless': Tykeran Hamilton, 25, has been jailed for 11 years. He killed cyclist Alan Knight in hit-and-run . An unlicensed driver fresh off a vodka and cocaine binge shouted 'watch this' before killing a great-grandfather on his paper round in a hit-and-run. Tykeran Hamilton, 25, who borrowed the rented black BMW 3 Series and drove it around Gloucester after spending a night drinking and taking drugs, has been jailed for 11 years. He spotted a friend waiting for a bus, leaned out of the window and shouted 'watch this' before accelerating up to 70mph on a residential road at 7am. Bristol Crown Court heard Hamilton sped down the road and overtook cars 'recklessly' - narrowly avoiding a central reservation and other traffic. Moments later, he crashed into cyclist Alan Knight, 64, who was crossing the road while on his morning paper round, then drove away at high speed. Former factory worker Mr Knight, a father-of-four and grandfather-of-14, died instantly from his injuries at the scene, on Stroud Road in Gloucester. Hamilton abandoned the car nearby then fled the city and denied any involvement in the tragedy, which happened on September 26 last year. His trial was due to start today but he admitted causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a license, driving without insurance and failing to stop after a road accident. Judge Graham Cottle said Hamilton 'could not have cared less' about the safety of others on the road when he hit Mr Knight. 'In the early hours of the morning of September 26 Mr Knight was doing a paper round on his bicycle,' the judge told Hamilton. 'What had you been doing for the past 12 hours? The evidence paints a picture of you spending a night drinking, taking cocaine. 'You were an uninsured driver, you were unlicensed. You went to a garage and as it happened you saw somebody nearby who you knew. 'You said "watch this". The inference that can be drawn from that statement is that you attempted to show off to him what this car could do. 'You took off up the road at around 60-70mph. You were overtaking recklessly and just managed to avoid colliding with a central island.' Great-grandfather Alan Knight, 64, had been out on his morning paper round when Hamilton crashed into him. Mr Knight was killed instantly. His wife said: 'My life just isn't the same since he was taken from us' Hamilton spotted Mr Knight starting to cross the road ahead and immediately began braking but could not stop, the court heard. 'You drove straight into Mr Knight, doubtless killing him instantly,' the judge said. 'You left him in the road and you drove off at equally high speed.' Hamilton drove back to a friend's house before running to see his girlfriend, who he asked to provide him with an alibi, then left Gloucester. The court heard Hamilton told friends 'I've licked him, I've licked him' - street slang for 'I've killed him'. He was arrested on October 21 but insisted he was not involved, telling police he had been with his sister and girlfriend at the time. Prosecuting, Rupert Lowe read a victim impact statement from Mr Knight's wife, Linda. Mr Knight was struck on Stroud Road, Gloucester (pictured) on the morning of September 26 last year . 'My life just isn't the same since he was taken from us by such a show-off person like you, Mr Hamilton,' it said. 'Alan was a great husband, father and grandfather. We didn't want for anything. If we needed the moon he would get us the stars as well.' Mr Knight started doing paper rounds on his bike four years before the accident and did it as a hobby to keep fit. His daughter Victoria told Hamilton in court: 'I will never forgive you for what you did that day and I hate you for it. You are heartless.' The judge sentenced Hamilton for 10 years for causing death by dangerous driving, driving without insurance, driving without a license and failing to stop. He imposed a separate sentence of 12 months, to run after the first sentence, for five drugs charges relating to possession with intent to supply Class B drugs. Hamilton had been on license for the charges at the time he killed Mr Knight. Representing Hamilton, of Moor Street, Gloucester, Joe Maloney, said: 'He is an immature man. He panicked, drove off and did all the wrong things.' Mr Maloney said his client had previously worked as a landscape gardener but applied for disability living allowance after being stabbed in the leg.
target: Tykeran Hamilton accelerated to 70mph after spotting friend at a bus stop .
  The 25-year-old shouted 'watch this' before overtaking cars 'recklessly'
  Moments later he hit cyclist Alan Knight, 64, who was on his paper round .
  Hamilton had been on vodka and cocaine binge. He was jailed for 11 years .