A disqualified driver who killed a 74-year-old great-grandfather after crashing a stolen sports car into his garden in Broughty Ferry has been jailed for 13 and a half years.

Fraser Garden, 55, was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh after previously pleading guilty to causing the death of John Bell by dangerous driving. While the length of Garden's sentence and the specific vehicle were not previously confirmed, court proceedings have now established the full details of the case and the car involved: a red Maserati Quattroporte.

The court heard that Garden was driving at almost three times the speed limit and had taken cocaine before losing control of the stolen vehicle in April. Sentencing him, Judge Lord Braid told Garden he had stolen the life of a man in what should have been the sanctuary of his own garden.

Garden had 90 previous convictions and was already subject to two lifetime driving bans when the incident occurred. The court was told he had been released on bail over shoplifting charges just a week prior to taking the Maserati from the nearby West End Garage.

According to evidence presented in court, Garden drove aggressively through Broughty Ferry, overtaking vehicles on the wrong side of the road and running a red light. He lost control after clipping a kerb and hitting a traffic island, sending the car through a hedge and into Mr Bell's garden, where it struck him and pinned him against a wall. Mr Bell was pronounced dead at the scene.

Garden tested negative for alcohol but positive for cocaine following the crash, and later refused to provide a blood sample when taken to hospital.

Mr Bell, known to family and friends as Jack, was a former bus conductor and retired taxi driver. He is survived by his wife, three children, 10 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.