Driver jailed for nine years over fatal Coventry hit-and-run

5 News's sentencing report includes a mother's account of the loss and the driver's failure to stop and help.

Channel: 5 News Story of November 14, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 116,235 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (5,692).

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The driver fled the scene, abandoned his car and left for Latvia. He has now been jailed after admitting causing death by dangerous driving in a Coventry hit-and-run that killed a schoolboy, 5 News reports.

Aleksanders Dolars, also known as Dolars Aleksanders, was driving a BMW at more than 70mph when he struck the child. He was returned to the UK in August. Alongside the nine-year prison sentence, he received a driving ban lasting more than sixteen years.

The broadcaster's short report moves from street CCTV and footage of his arrest to the bereaved parents' account of their loss. The boy's mother describes the laughter he brought to the family, then condemns the driver's decision to flee rather than stop, come forward or help her son. Police footage also shows officers escorting the handcuffed driver through an airport corridor.

The report drew roughly 68,000 views in its first ten hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for a Short. Much of the discussion beneath it questions the length of the sentence.

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The numbers

The sentencing report reached an unusually large early audience for a 5 News Short.

the video's first day

usual first day here

5,692

this video

116,235

subscribers

204,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

200,419,721

views per day

318,556

typical day: 308,097

the video

views

68,483

comments

269

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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223,000

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220,000

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217,000

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204,000

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200,000

Daily Wire News

187,000

As of November 14, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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