Op-ed: More needs to be done to build on success of Melanie's Law

Oct. 28 will mark the second anniversary of the passage of "Melanie's Law," the tough antidrunken-driving law named for my granddaughter Melanie Powell, who was killed while crossing the street in Marshfield on July 25, 2003. She was 13 years old. In two years, a lot has happened.

Recent statistics from both the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration paint a picture that has been described as "a fantastic trend" by Mothers Against Drunk Driving and editorials in several newspapers. And it is a fantastic trend.