Anne Heche dies after being pulled off life support
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BREAKING NEWS: Anne Heche dies: Actress is taken off life support a week after fiery crash
- Anne Heche was taken off life support today at a hospital in Los Angeles, a week after the crash
- The 53-year-old is being mourned by Hollywood including her ex-girlfriend, Ellen De Generes
- Heche, who struggled with addiction, was said by police to have been high on cocaine while driving
- She plowed her car into the home of Lynne Mishele, leaving the woman with unspecified but serious injuries
- Police were investigating felony charges because of the extent of Mishele’s injuries
- Heche’s team yesterday said she was not going to survive; she was declared braindead yesterday
- Her family kept her alive on a ventilator while doctors harvested her organs for donation until Friday
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Actress Anne Heche, shown in March, was declared dead today a week after a horrifying crash in Los Angeles
Actress Anne Heche was declared dead today after being taken off life support a week after crashing her car into a Los Angeles home.
Her death was announced by her friend Nancy Davis on Instagram and confirmed by her family to The Guardian.
The actress had been hospitalized at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital north of Los Angeles after a horror crash on August 5.
Yesterday, a representative for her loved ones confirmed she was brain dead and was only being kept alive on life support so that doctors could harvest her organs for donation.
‘We want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers for Anne’s recovery and thank the dedicated staff and wonderful nurses that cared for Anne at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital.’
‘Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. She is not expected to survive.’
Earlier, Heche’s ex Ellen DeGeneres tweeted her sadness upon learning that Heche was not expected to survive.
‘This is a sad day. I’m sending Anne’s children, family and friends all of my love.’
The crash left homeowner Lynne Mishele with injuries so severe that it prompted a felony investigation by police.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Heche was high on cocaine when she was driving, but that is yet to be confirmed by a publicly released toxicology report.
Actress Anne Heche (pictured being wheeled into an ambulance after the crash) has been intubated in a critical condition after crashing her Mini Clubman into a garage before speeding off and smashing it into a home where it exploded
An interior shot shows the Mini Clubman’s airbag had blown out along with most of the decor being burnt through following the crash
A photo before the August 5 crash shows Heche moments before the second accident at the wheel with a bottle of vodka in the cup holder
The actress suffered extreme smoke inhalation from the fire.
Yesterday, her representative said: ‘At this time, Anne is in extreme critical condition. She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention.
‘She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.’
Terrifying video showed the actress driving at high speed, straight into a busy road, moments before the crash.
Mishele can been seen trying to salvage what she could after the fire was put out
The actress is survived by her two sons, Homer Laffoon, 20, and Atlas Tupper, 13 (pictured with her ex-husband James Tupper in 2012). In a statement, the family said: ‘She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light’