Anne Heche, who was in a car accident last week, died this Friday. The news came hours after the family said they “do not expect the actress to survive.” In a statement, quoted by The Washington Post, the family said that “unfortunately, due to his accidentAnne Heache suffered a serious brain injury” and had been in a coma since that date. The actress was connected to life support machines only to determine if there was a possibility of organ donation. “For a long time it has been her choice to donate her organs and [Anne] is kept on life support to determine if any are viable.”
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The representative of the actress, who shared the statement with the international press, revealed that she was already “brain dead”. Anne Heche “will be remembered for her courageous honesty and she will be sorely missed for her light,” the family said.
Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone who knew her with her generous spirit,” the statement said, in which “everyone thanked everyone for their kind wishes and prayers” for the actress’s recovery.
On August 5, the American actress’s car crashed into a house in the Mar Vista neighborhood, causing both to catch fire. When firefighters rescued her, Anne Heche was able to communicate, but she lost consciousness soon after and has been in a coma ever since, according to Deadline.
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It’s a sad day. I send all my love to Anne’s children, family and friends.”lamented Ellen Degeneres, who had a three-year relationship with Heche, in a post on the social network Instagram.
Anne Heche, known for being part of the cast of “I know what you did last summer”, was filmed driving erratically minutes before the accident. A preliminary blood test revealed the “presence of narcotics,” Tony Im, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), told the Washington Post. A second test will also be conducted to determine if the substances were present in the actress’s system due to her medical treatment.
Source: Observadora
