A driver knocked down and killed a pensioner after failing to stop at a red light.

Martin Cameron previously admitted causing the death of 80-year-old retired nurse Margaret Mackell in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire.

On Monday, the High Court in Edinburgh heard Mrs Mackell's daughter describe her as "the glue keeping her extended family together".

Cameron, 58, was jailed for two years by Judge Arthurson for knocking down the grandmother, from Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, on Glasgow Road in Clydebank on May 8, 2013.

In sentencing, the judge said Cameron was driving at between 8mph and 17mph when the collision occurred.

The motorist had observed other pedestrians stopping in their attempts to cross the road when they saw his car coming.

Judge Paul Arthurson told him: "That speed suggests that you saw pedestrians as you passed through the traffic lights at the junction and applied your brakes.

"Having been struck by your vehicle, Mrs Mackell fell to the ground. She suffered multiple fractures to the right leg, right arm, ribs and pelvis. She died on July 23, 2013.

"All treating doctors involved in Mrs Mackell's care whilst she was in hospital for the ten-week period prior to her death have agreed that the injuries caused by you contributed or potentially contributed indirectly to her death."

The judge rejected Cameron's submission to a social worker that the traffic light he ignored was amber and not red.

Mr Arthurson added: "I regard this accordingly as a serious case of careless driving. Put short, you made a choice to proceed and drive on through a red light. This was not a momentary lapse but a decision for which you alone were, and are, responsible."

Cameron was also banned from driving for five months for the offence.

In jailing him, the judge said the accused "expressed clear remorse for your actions" and was at "a low risk of further offending behaviour" but given the "gravity of the offence" there was no alternative to custody.