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Aleksanders Dolars, 23, was sentenced Friday at Warwick Crown Court to nine years and four months after pleading guilty to causing the death of a 12-year-old boy by dangerous driving in Coventry.
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The guilty plea and Friday's sentence are the judgment for that boy's death. Nine years and four months, with at least two-thirds to serve, is what the judge imposed for driving at more than twice the limit and for not stopping. A ban after release is part of the order, and the length of the prison term can still be reviewed.
Aleksanders Dolars, 23, was jailed Friday at Warwick Crown Court for nine years and four months for causing death by dangerous driving. Judge Kristina Montgomery KC ordered him to serve at least two-thirds of the term before release on licence, and banned him from driving for 10 years after he is released.
On the afternoon of June 14, 2024, he drove a black BMW along Radford Road in Coventry at between 75 and 76 mph in a 30 mph zone. A 12-year-old boy was crossing on his way home from school. The judge said the impact threw the boy into parked cars and likely killed him instantly. Dolars did not stop. He left the BMW about seven and a half miles away and was in Latvia within days.
The judge said the driving was not a momentary lapse. Dolars used a lane meant for right turns to get ahead of stopped traffic, then drove at more than twice the speed limit on a road lined with homes and shops. He was brought back from Latvia in August and pleaded guilty in September. He told investigators he left because he was afraid of jail.
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