Rollason told his insurers he hit a wheelie-bin
A driver who killed a cyclist when he crashed into him with such force his bicycle was split in two, has been jailed for seven years.
Michael Rollason, 39, tried to lay a false trail by hiding his car, after hitting Terry Brown, 47, on 18 February 2014, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
He also told insurers he hit a wheelie bin after the crash on Widnes's A57.
Rollason, formerly of Great Sankey, Warrington, was convicted of causing death by dangerous driving.
Judge Andrew Menary, QC, said Rollason - who had admitted the lesser charge of causing death by careless driving - acted in a way that was, "callous and irresponsible".
The judge told him: "You struck the cyclist because of a gross level of avoidable distraction. No other sensible explanation is possible.
"I am satisfied there was a significant lapse in your attention on the road that day."
Father-of-three Mr Brown, who was cycling to work in Liverpool from his home in Great Sankey, was fatally injured at about 06:35 GMT in Bold Heath and was found by a passer-by.
Stephen Thomas, defending, said Rollason, now of Bedworth, Warwickshire, had to move because of comments made to his children after the crash, though not by the victim's family.
