Drunk L-plater who mowed down and killed boy, 15, gets death threats

A woman who escaped jail over the death of a teenage boy in a hit-and-run crash has been inundated with abusive death threats. Nathan Kraatskow was a caring and loving young teen who aspired to be in the Royal New Zealand Air Force before his life was tragically cut short 'On Saturday night she had people outside her house, screaming that they want to kill her,' Le Roux's lawyer Belinda Sellars told the New Zealand Herald. The recent death threats are on top of the online bullying Ms Le Roux has received since she ploughed into Nathan on Oteha Valley Road onto Auckland's north shore on May 18. Rouxle Le Roux's lawyer Belinda Sellars said her client has also been doing it tough since the sentencing, where she has received death threats '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,' the online petition states. 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 Alcohol and cannabis levels in Le Roux's bloodstream could not be determined when she handed herself in to police the following day.