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Sophie Joy Delezio (born 3 April 2001) is an Australian schoolgirl who gained media attention when she was involved in an accident at the Roundhouse Childcare Centre in Fairlight, Sydney, Australia. She suffered third-degree burns to 85% of her body and was hospitalised for several weeks where she lost both her legs. Delezio is the first daughter of Ron Delezio and Carolyn Martin and the younger sister of Mitchell Delezio and half sister of Catherine Delezio. Her family has since then become major fundraisers and activists for victims who suffered conditions as Sophie's, and have also assisted in fundraising for the Children's Hospital at Westmead in Westmead. ==First accident== Delezio first came to the attention of the public on 15 December 2003 when she and Molly Wood, both two years old at the time, were badly injured when they were trapped under a burning car which had crashed through a gate into the Roundhouse Childcare Centre in Fairlight, Sydney, Australia. She suffered burns to 85% of her body and lost both feet, one hand, and her right ear. Wood suffered burns to 40% of her body, but has since made a good recovery. Delezio was released from Westmead Children's Hospital on Monday 21 June 2004 at 11 am. The circumstances of the accident, and the rescue of the children by passers by and members of the emergency services (for which a number received bravery awards) made them the subject of national news coverage. The driver who crashed into the child care centre, Donald John McNeall, was 68 at the time of the accident. He was cleared of negligent driving before a magistrate's court after medical experts agreed he had had a seizure. In late 2004, Delezio's parents founded the Day of Difference Foundation, a charity dedicated to raising funds for research into pediatric burns and related diseases. In January 2006, Delezio was enrolled at the publicly funded Balgowlah Heights Public School. The school was extensively refurbished to accommodate the needs of Sophie.〔(), inaccessible 4 February 2007 〕 Due to the driver not being found liable, nobody was responsible for Delezio's extensive medical costs. However, the driver's compulsory third party insurance provider, the National Roads and Motorists' Association (NRMA), covered the costs ex-gratia.〔http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1367365.htm〕 Due to this loophole in insurance coverage the NSW government introduced the Children's Special Benefit〔http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/default.aspx?MenuID=291〕 for children under 16 where no insurance coverage is available and later introduced a similar scheme to cover third parties of any age injured in an accident where nobody is liable called "Blameless Accidents".〔http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/default.aspx?MenuID=103〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sophie Delezio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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