The defendant admitted the offence during a Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing at Warwick Crown Court on 3rd September. The offence dated back to June 2024 however following the fatal collision the defendant sought to evade justice by travelling to Latvia. At the time there was no extradition agreement  in place between Latvia and the UK, the law changed in July 2026 and Aleksanders was the first Latvian national extradited to the UK under the new agreement.

The defendant accepted he had killed 12 yr old Keaton Slater whilst driving at high speed through Coventry. He will be sentenced for the offence in November 2026.

 

Man admits killing schoolboy in hit-and-run crash – BBC News

Driver admits causing death of Keaton Slater – Westmidlands Police

Speeding driver admits killing 12-year-old Keaton Slater in hit-and-run – Coventry Observer