Jacqueline Saburido Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family

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Jacqueline Saburido was born on 20 December, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela. She is a Venezuelan burn victim who became an advocate for drunk driving prevention after she was severely burned in a car accident in 1999. At the time of the accident, Saburido was a 20-year-old student at the University of Texas at Austin. She was a passenger in a car driven by a drunk driver who crashed into a utility pole. Saburido suffered third-degree burns over 60 percent of her body and was in a coma for three months. She underwent more than 40 surgeries and skin grafts to treat her injuries. Saburido became an advocate for drunk driving prevention and appeared in public service announcements for the Texas Department of Transportation. She also appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show and the Today Show to discuss her story and the dangers of drunk driving. In 2020, Saburido was 42 years old. She has not disclosed her net worth, but she has likely earned a significant amount of money from her advocacy work and public appearances.

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On 20 April 2019, Saburido died of cancer in Guatemala City. Her family stated that she had moved to Guatemala a few years previously seeking better treatment for her illness. Saburido was buried in Caracas.

According to TxDOT's Faces of Drunk Driving Campaign, Saburido’s story had been told to at least one billion people worldwide by the time of her death.

Saburido allowed graphic post-accident photographs of herself to be used in the media (posters, television commercials, and internet chain mail) to illustrate a possible outcome of drunk driving. She is best known for a commercial in which she holds a pre-accident photo of herself in front of the camera, which she lowers to reveal her disfigured face and says, "This is me, after being hit by a drunk driver." When asked why she appeared in the campaign, Saburido stated "I feel very good to do it because I know people can understand a little more what happened to me – why my life changed completely. So I think for me, for everybody, it's a good opportunity." To ensure the material involving Saburido that was used in an ad campaign by the Texas Department of Transportation could also be used in schools, the videos and photos taken of her involved the use of soft lighting to improve her appearance and consultation with child psychologists to ensure the material, although graphic, would not frighten children.

When Stephey was released from the Huntsville Unit in Texas on 24 June 2008, Saburido stated: "I don't hate him, I don't feel bad because he's out, he can reconstruct his life again." On 20 May 2011, Saburido appeared in one of the last episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was dedicated to Winfrey's favorite guests. Saburido revealed that she had undergone over 120 surgeries by that date.

Regarding her life after the accident, Saburido said that she never gave up: "If a person stumbles, he must pick himself up and keep going. I believe this is very important; if not, life would not have much sense." She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 17 November 2003. She was also interviewed on the Australian 60 Minutes on 14 March 2004, and was featured in a Discovery Health documentary on face transplants. Oprah Winfrey called Saburido the one person she had met who defined "inner beauty" and that she is "a woman who defines survival."

In June 2001, Stephey was convicted on two counts of intoxicated manslaughter. Saburido and Stephey met for the first time after his trial and conviction in 2001. Saburido has stated that Stephey "destroyed my life completely", but forgave him. Regarding the meeting, Stephey later stated that "What sticks out in my mind is, 'Reggie, I don't hate you.' It's really touching someone can look you in the eyes and have that much compassion after all that I have caused".

On 19 September 1999, Saburido attended a birthday party near Austin, Texas. She and her friends left after a few hours, and accepted a ride home from a classmate. A short while into the drive, their car was hit by a large pickup truck driven by Reginald Stephey, who had been drinking beforehand. The driver and one passenger were killed, with the other passengers injured; of the three survivors, Saburido was the only one trapped in the car when it caught fire, and was unable to escape the flames. Passing paramedics extinguished the fire and tried to remove people from the car, but the fire reignited before they could rescue Saburido; they also lacked suitable equipment to cut her out. 45 seconds later a fire truck arrived and fully extinguished the fire, after which Saburido was airlifted to the burn unit in Galveston.

Jacqueline Saburido (Spanish pronunciation: [ɟʝakeˈlin saβuˈɾiðo] ; 20 December 1978 – 20 April 2019) was a Venezuelan activist and burn survivor who campaigned against drunk driving. After a car crash in 1999 Saburido received burns on 60% of her body; she went on to appear in drunk-driving ads and was twice a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She also unsuccessfully tried to become Britain's first face transplant patient.

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