A "self-indulgent", drug-addled hoon who killed a veteran police officer on a memorial ride in a 130km/h smash has been sentenced to 10 years' jail.

Melbourne man Jesse Reid will serve at least seven years in prison after pleading guilty to culpable driving, but with time served the 23-year-old father could be released on parole in just over six years.

Reid lost control of his Holden Commodore station wagon on the Princes Highway in Victoria's east, crashing into 59-year-old Detective Senior Sergeant Victor Kostiuk on September 14 last year.

The veteran police officer was taking part in a motorcycle memorial ride, alongside his son Felix, who is also a police officer.