Fraser Garden, a 55-year-old man who is accused of stealing a Maserati, is charged in connection with a fatal crash in Broughty Ferry, Dundee. Multiple reports say Garden drove the stolen car at excessive speed in a residential area, with accounts placing his speed around 85mph seconds before the collision. The crash occurred when Garden’s car struck a pensioner, Jack Bell (also referred to as John Bell in some reports), who was reportedly working for a neighbour at the time.
The reports also describe the victim as an older man and differ slightly on some identifying details, but they agree on the core incident: a stolen Maserati, dangerous driving at well above the speed limit, and the death of the pensioner after the collision. The BBC reports the driver was travelling at almost three times the speed limit. Several outlets note that Garden faces a potentially lengthy prison sentence, with coverage focusing on the severity of the driving and the fatality. The case is being treated as a serious matter due to the circumstances of the theft and the speed at the time of the crash.
