Police seek driver over fatal Coventry hit-and-run

12 year-old Keaton Slater was killed in Friday's collision

Author: Jon BurkePublished 17th Jun 2024

Police are looking for a 21 year-old man, after a hit-and-run which killed a 12 year-old boy in Coventry on Friday.

It happened shortly before 4.30pm, on Radford Road.

Keaton Slater was pronounced dead at the scene.

Dolars Aleksanders is wanted on suspicion of death by dangerous driving.

If you've seen him, or know where he is, please don't approach him but call 999 immediately, quoting log 3407 of 14 June.

Keaton's family has described him as "beautiful - inside and out".

Cardinal Newman Catholic School, where he was in Year 7, says he was "a beautiful, fun-loving and popular student".

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