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Jacqueline Saburido, Crash Victim Who Became Face of Worldwide Anti Drunk Driving Campaign, Dies Aged 40

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The Venezuelan native had been in U. S. for less than a month when she suffered life-changing injuries.
A woman who fronted numerous anti-drunk driving campaigns after suffering third-degree burns to more than 60 percent of her body in a horrific car crash has died aged 40.
Jacqueline Saburido died of cancer in Guatemala, having moved there from her native Venezuela several years ago to seek better medical treatment, her family confirmed to the Austin American-Statesman.
Saburido was left with severe burns to her face and body after the car she was traveling in collided head-on with drunk driver Reggie Stephey’s vehicle in Austin, Texas, in September 1999 while she was heading home from a party.
The car burst into flames following the crash, killing her friend Natalia Bennett, who was driving, as well as fellow passenger Laura Guerrero.
Saburido was just 20 when she suffered the life-changing injuries and had only been in Austin for a month at the time of the crash. She moved there from her hometown of Caracas, Venezuela, to study English.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) paid tribute to the 40-year-old following news of her death.

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