A DEVOTED brother, who says his emotions are still raw a decade on from his sister's death, has raised £1,200 in her memory.
Kyle Young, 25, completed the Rat Race Dirty Weekend – a 13-mile obstacle course which took him over walls, up ramps, through cold water and mud – in aid of the road safety charity Brake.
His sister Kayla was killed, aged 13, along with her friend, Amy Jones, by a drink driver on the A46.
The charity not only helped Kyle's mum to cope with her grief, but helped his younger siblings to understand their sister's death through memory books.
The girls were hit by James Hill's car on May 18, 2003.
He was almost three times over the drink-drive limit while racing against another driver, David Priestley.
Hill was jailed for eight years for causing their deaths, as well as 12 months for perverting the course of justice, and banned from driving for five years.
The Rat Race Dirty Weekend was one of the hardest things Kyle has ever done, but it has not put him off doing something similar again.
He said: "It was a complete test of endurance and really pushed me to my limit.
"There were 150 obstacles to tackle along the way and the further along the course I got the more difficult they became as I was so tired.
"I did the event with some friends and, apart from one of them, we completed it together in about four hours."
Kyle, a trainee accountant at Grimsby's Diana, Princess Of Wales Hospital, said there was a time during the race when Kayla's memory really pushed him on.
"It was during the last mile of the event", he said.
"My family were in sight and my little brother ran along side me.
"I was shattered and I started to become really emotional – as this year is the 10th anniversary of Kayla's death, I wanted to do something special."
Kyle raised money through his just giving web page but only set himself a target of £250.
The support he has received has exceeded his expectations and he has a clear message for everyone.
He said: "I just what to say a huge thanks. People's generosity has been brilliant.
"This is the first event I have done like this, but I would love to do it again.
"I would like to think Kayla would have been proud of what I have done.
"She was a year younger than me, so even though we squabbled like ordinary brother and sister, we were really close.
"We all miss her and even after ten years I still find it hard emotionally. I think about what happened.
"The accident has made me wary, especially with my younger siblings, I am more protective of them when they are out and about."
