The widow of a policeman killed by a drunk and high-on-ice driver has urged her husband's killer to do "one good thing in his life", after he was jailed for 10 years over the death.

Key points: Reid was speeding and had consumed alcohol and drugs when he hit and killed Victor Kostiuk

Reid was speeding and had consumed alcohol and drugs when he hit and killed Victor Kostiuk He must serve seven years of his prison sentence before he is eligible for parole

He must serve seven years of his prison sentence before he is eligible for parole The sentencing judge said Reid displayed "a complete lack of regard" for those at risk from his actions

Jesse Reid, 23, was speeding and had consumed alcohol and methamphetamine in the hours before he struck veteran police officer Victor Kostiuk on the Princes Highway near Orbost in East Gippsland.

He had also taken valium just before he hit the 59-year-old, who was taking part in a charity motorbike ride in September last year.

County Court Judge Trevor Wraight said Reid would have been incapable of proper control of his vehicle.

"You showed a complete lack of regard for who may have been at risk from your conduct," Judge Wraight said in sentencing this morning.

Detective Senior Sergeant Victor Kostiuk was the officer-in-charge of Frankston's family violence unit before he was killed. ( Supplied )

During a plea hearing earlier this month, the court heard Reid, who was on a probationary licence, was heading to Melbourne after learning his pregnant partner had gone into labour.

A friend had blown into an interlock mechanism on his car numerous times during the trip so that it would start.

Many witnesses observed erratic and dangerous driving by Reid in the hours before the crash, and reported him travelling at speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, sometimes on the wrong side of the road.

Judge Wraight told Reid his conduct at the scene of the crash was "callous and reprehensible".

Victor Kostiuk was riding with his son when he was struck head-on by Reid's car. ( Supplied: County Court )

The court heard Reid walked towards Victor Kostiuk's son and fellow police officer Felix Kostiuk, who had witnessed the crash and was trying to assist his father.

"You approached him in an aggressive manner and verbally abused him," Judge Wraight said.

The court heard Reid had used methamphetamine, and had consumed some beer to celebrate the birth of his son which had taken place while he had been driving.

Jesse Reid veered onto the wrong side of the road before he hit and killed Victor Kostiuk. ( Facebook: Jesse Reid )

Son says his dreams 'invaded' by trauma

Victor Kostiuk worked in the family violence unit of Victoria Police and was taking part in the Wall to Wall ride, which raises money for police charities.

A 38-year veteran of the police force, the court heard he was much loved and respected by family, friends and colleagues.

Outside court, Victor Kostiuk's son Felix said his father always spoke of having a "small carbon footprint in life: giving more than you take".

Felix Kostiuk said the trauma of his father's death haunted him daily.

Victor Kostiuk's widow Pauline (left) and son Felix (centre) spoke to journalists after Reid was sentenced. ( ABC News: Elias Clure )

"It's constant, it is day in, day out," he said.

"From the moment I wake to the moment I sleep and even my dreams are just invaded by this … it is a physical injury as much as anything."

Widow hopes offender will do 'one good thing in his life'

But he said he did not want more families to be destroyed by Reid's actions and hoped that Reid's young son "will one day have a good father".

"Rehabilitation is the most important aspect of this justice system and having a system where everyone gets locked up for the rest of their lives doesn't help anyone," Felix Kostiuk said.

"I just hope that he [Reid] understands and repents for what he has done and that his family can have some form of life after this because enough families have been destroyed by this."

His mother, Pauline Kostiuk, said she hoped Reid would do "one good thing in his life".

"I don't know if it's probable, but it's possible," she said.

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'When you're too f***ed to drive … and your mate comes through'

The court heard Reid had posted numerous videos of himself on social media, showing him driving dangerously and at excessive speed.

The interlock device was installed after a previous driving violation and required a zero blood alcohol reading to start the car.

During the trip the device was activated to retest the driver.

"When you're too f***ed to drive and your baby's been born and your mate comes through," he could be heard saying in the video.

On five occasions, Reid's 16 year old companion, known to the court as AB, blew into the device.

Witnesses had told the court Reid reached speeds of up to 200 kph while he was driving in the hours before the crash. ( Supplied: County Court )

Driver's drug use began after abuse as a child

In March, Reid pleaded guilty to one charge of culpable driving causing death and two charges of reckless conduct endangering life.

Reid suffers post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of being sexually abused from the age of 13, the court was told.

It was at that time he started using drugs.

Reid will have to serve seven years before he is eligible for parole.

Judge Trevor Wraight's full sentencing remarks:

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