Remember for Change seeks to prevent deaths involving drinking and driving

Super Bowl weekend brings back painful memories for a Treasure Coast family.

But they are turning that tragedy into action, doing their part to make the roads safer for all of us.

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A caravan of law enforcement vehicles made its way up Indian River Drive in Fort Pierce.

They gathered at Old Fort Park to remember loved ones lost on the roads.

At the center of the group are Melanie and Tim Trewyn.

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It was on Super Bowl Sunday on Feb. 7, 2021, when the Trewyns’ adopted daughter Claudia, was struck and killed by a drunk driver along Indian River Drive.

Since her death, the Trewyns, with the support of local law enforcement and community leaders, founded Remember for Change, a nonprofit designed to prevent senseless deaths on the road involving drinking and driving, and speeding.

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