Police arrest man over crash that left 12-year-old Keaton Slater dead

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of killing a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash in Coventry.

West Midlands Police said officers were still looking for a second man – Dolars Aleksanders, 21, after Keaton Slater was hit by a black BMW, believed to contain four men, in Radford Road, on Friday shortly after 4:30 p.m.

The boy was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Keaton’s family paid tribute to a “fun-loving little comedian” who was “so beautiful inside and out”.

A BMW vehicle found abandoned Friday night in New Arley is being forensically examined.

The 21-year-old was arrested at an address in Coventry at around 4am on Tuesday and remains in custody on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

Police are still appealing for the public’s help to find Aleksanders, who is also wanted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

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Detective Inspector Sam Lewis, from the West Midlands Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We believe there were four people in the car at the time and we are working hard to understand their involvement in the night’s tragic events.

“One of them is being treated as a witness, while another has been voluntarily interviewed and released under investigation.

“We believe the man in custody today was also in the car, as was Dolars Alexsanders.

“We continue to support Keaton’s family at this time, and they and the officers have been touched by the tremendous outpouring of support that has been there since Friday.”