Furious mother hits out after drunk and high learner driver avoids jail for mowing down her son

A furious mother has lashed out against the lenient sentence that saw the drunk and high learner driver who killed her 15-year-old son escape jail. Rouxle Le Roux, 19, was a learner driver at the time her car ploughed into a young cyclist, Nathan Kraatskow, 15, on Oteha Valley Road in Auckland's north-shore on May 18. A mother has lashed out against the sentence that saw teenager Rouxle Le Roux escape jail after killing her 15-year-old son Ms Le Roux had no previous convictions and has been disqualified from driving for two years and six months 'Our 15 year old son Nathan was killed in a hit and run and the 19 year old girl that killed him while under the influence of drugs and alcohol only got 11 months home detention,' her Change.org petition biography reads. How the Horror Crash unfolded Nathan Kraatskow was cycling home from a friend's place in Hobsonville, Auckland Kraatskow crossed into the intersection on Oteha Valley Road wearing headphones and no helmet Rouxle Le Roux's vehicle ploughed into the crossing sending the boy across the bonnet and airborne Le Roux was driving 11km an hour over the speed limit, had been drinking wine and smoked cannabis that night Kraatskow landed and died at the scene shortly before 11pm on May 18 Le Roux slowed down before her two passengers told her to keep driving She then pulled over from distress and her friend Sam took over the wheel The damaged car was driven to a friend's house The friends drove back past the scene in another car and saw police News reports alerted the friends and Le Roux the boy died in the crash The next day, Le Roux's mum and Sam went to a panel beater to seek advice about the damaged car 16 hours later, Le Roux and the two passengers went to the police The Kraatskow family told of how they originally felt sorry for the girl but their minds changed when they were inundated with social media posts involving alcohol and partying while Le Roux was out on bail. Nathan Kraatskow was mowed down by the intoxicated teenager while he was out cycling Despite Le Roux's name being suppressedat the time, she was the victim of online bullying after someone contacted her classmates and notified them of the incident Nathan Kraatskow is being remembered as a caring and loving man who aspired to be in the Royal New Zealand Air Force from when he was five years old.