29 mins ago · Coventry
Moment Midlands hit-and-run driver sped at 70mph before killing 12-year-old boy
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Birmingham Mail is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Coventry. The first report grouped here was at 14 Nov 2026, 08:35 UTC. The headline in use is “Moment Midlands hit-and-run driver sped at 70mph before killing 12-year-old boy”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Aleksanders Dolars has been jailed for nine years and four months after admitting causing death by dangerous driving when he struck Keaton Slater in Coventry on June 14 2024 while travelling at 70mph in a 30mph zone
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Birmingham Mail
Moment Midlands hit-and-run driver sped at 70mph before killing 12-year-old boy
Reported by 1 outlet
- Birmingham Mail