A drunk driver killed a cyclist before fleeing the scene and going to a shop to buy more alcohol, a court has heard. James O'Donnell was driving his black Volkswagen ID5 at speeds of 63mph in a 30mph zone when he struck 63-year-old Keith Hornby, on Tarbock Road in Huyton, on 5 March 2025. O'Donnell, who had abandoned the car in a nearby housing estate, was found staggering along the street a short time later and arrested. The 35-year-old pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, drink-driving and failing to stop at the scene of a collision and was jailed for 11 years and eight months at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday. Footage of his arrest released by Merseyside Police showed O'Donnell slurring his words and asking the officers for a cigarette. When he was told the answer was no, he replied: "Well I'm gonna kick off then, aren't I?". Merseyside Police said after O'Donnell had hit Keith Hornby with his car, he turned it around, looked at the victim lying stricken in the road and sped away.…