Family's two-year fight to bring killer driver back from Latvia
Summary
Twelve-year-old Keaton Slater died after Aleksanders Dolars hit him with a speeding BMW in Coventry and fled. Dolars went to Latvia, and after a two-year effort by Keaton’s family and authorities to bring him back to England, he was jailed for nine years and four months.Key Facts
- Keaton Slater was 12 when he was killed in a hit-and-run in Coventry.
- Witnesses said the BMW appeared to be travelling well above the 30mph speed limit; one estimated it was going about 70mph.
- The BMW driver did not stop after hitting Keaton.
- Police identified Aleksanders Dolars as their main suspect four days after the crash.
- Police tracked Dolars through phone records and confirmed he had travelled to Latvia in the weeks after Keaton’s death.
- Keaton’s family campaigned for Dolars to be returned to England, including by contacting the Latvian embassy and meeting Latvia’s ambassador to the UK.
- Dolars was jailed for nine years and four months.
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