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Man admits killing schoolboy in hit-and-run crash
Keaton Slater suffered fatal injuries when he was hit by Dolars Aleksanders' black BMW
A man has admitted causing death by dangerous driving after a 12-year-old boy died in a hit-and-run crash as he made his way home from school.
Latvian national Dolars Aleksanders was extradited to the UK last month, following the death of Keaton Slater in Coventry in 2024.
The 23-year-old appeared at Warwick Crown Court via a virtual link from HMP Dovegate and spoke only to enter his guilty plea. He is due to be sentenced on 13 November.
Keaton's parents said they had had to endure the heartbreak of losing their son, while also fighting for accountability. They said Aleksanders' extradition and plea meant "justice" for Keaton.
Although they said no sentence could "ever take away the pain of losing him".
Judge Matthew Walsh told the defendant: "Plainly the sentence that you are going to have imposed upon you is to be a very long one.
"That will be determined by Her Honour Judge [Kristina] Montgomery KC."
A £10,000 Crimestoppers reward was offered for information that led to Aleksanders' arrest
It comes after Aleksanders struck the Coventry schoolboy with his black BMW 330 on Radford Road on 14 June 2024.