More On: drunk driving Saburido Garcia was involved in a car crash near Austin with 18-year-old drunk driver Reggie Stephey in 1999 that claimed the lives of two of her close friends.

How old is Saburido?

40 years (1978–2019)
Jacqueline Saburido/Age at death

How many surgeries did Jacqui Saburido have?

120 surgeries
Saburido revealed that she had undergone over 120 surgeries by that date.

What is the name of jacquis friend from the burn unit?

Johanna
On Sept. 19, 1999, Jacqui badgered her friend Johanna into coming with her to a birthday party on Lake Travis.

Is Zaid Garcia real?

Zaid Garcia, from Galveston, Texas, has been blind since the age of two after a candle caught fire to his blankets as he slept and burned him alive. Doctors said he wouldn’t survive his fourth degree burns – but after countless operations, amputations and skin grafts, Zaid, now 16, pulled through.

What did Jacqui Saburido die of?

Jacqui Saburido, the woman whose disfigured face became a symbol of the dangers of drunk driving after she suffered horrific burns in a 1999 crash, has died, according to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. She died from cancer in Guatemala, according to CNN affiliate KXAN.

What happened to Jacqui?

Jacqui was pinned in the front seat on the passenger side. She was burned over 60% of her body; no one thought she could survive. But Jacqui lived. Her hands were so badly burned that all of her fingers had to be amputated.

What happened to Jennifer Saburido after her accident?

According to Faces of Drunk Driving, doctors did not expect Saburido to survive her injuries, which eventually resulted in her losing her ears, nose, lips and eyelids, as well as her fingers being amputated.

Who is Carolina Saburido and how did she die?

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.