Anne Heche, ‘Six Days, Seven Nights’ Actress, Dies of Crash Injuries at 53
12.08.2022 - 21:57
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Instagram Friday morning. TMZ later reported that she was brain-dead, which is legally considered dead in California.
A rep for Heche confirmed to TheWrap that she had no brain function, but had no update as to whether she was still on life support.Before she was formally declared dead, her representatives said in a statement released Thursday that the actress was unlikely to survive due to severe brain injuries. With her heart still beating, she was kept on life support for several hours after that diagnosis, while doctors determined if any of her organs were viable to be donated as per her wishes.On Friday, Aug.
5, Heche crashed her car into a residence in Los Angeles’ Mar Vista neighborhood, doing significant damage and setting the structure ablaze. No one else was hurt, though the homeowner was in the back yard and later said she had been mildly injured.Firefighters struggled to douse the flames for several excruciating minutes while Heche sat pinned in the charred and rumpled vehicle, which was finally yanked out by a giant LAFD crane.
In a bizarre moment that played out on live TV, Heche sprang from her covering and restraints as firefighters loaded the gurney into an ambulance.Heche was only briefly conscious however; she soon slipped into a coma, where she remained until her death.Police opened a DUI investigation as Heche struggled to hold on, saying Thursday that narcotics had been found in her system, but that more toxicology tests would be needed to determine whether she was under the influence. Earlier this week, a Venice hair-salon owner said Heche seemed “coherent” and not in any way impaired during a shopping visit to buy a red wig and some supplies a mere 20 minutes before the wreck.Heche broke into
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