# Driver jailed for nine years over death of boy struck at 76mph in Coventry

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/driver-who-fled-to-latvia-after-killing-football-mad-schoolboy-in-hit-and-run-is-finally-jailed-but-his-heartbroken-parents-say-they-will-never-recover/
- Published: 2026-11-13T16:33:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T16:47:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16290735/Driver-fled-Latvia-killing-football-mad-schoolboy-hit-run-finally-jailed-heartbroken-parents-say-never-recover.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Driver jailed for nine years and four months.
- Keaton Slater was 12 when he was killed.
- Aleksanders fled to Latvia and was extradited.

## Summary

Dolars Aleksanders has been jailed for nine years and four months after admitting causing the death of 12-year-old Keaton Slater by dangerous driving. He was travelling at more than twice the speed limit in Coventry, struck Keaton as he crossed the road, then fled the scene and left the country, delaying his return to face justice.

The collision happened on 14 June 2024, when Keaton was walking home from school with friends. Aleksanders, who was driving at up to 76mph in a 30mph zone, was extradited from Latvia in August; the court also banned him from driving for 16 years. Keaton’s parents described their lasting grief, and the judge said the driver’s fear of prison did not excuse abandoning him.

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