Anne Heche Died After A Car Crash - The Actress Died After Being Taken Off Life Support
Anne Heche died after a car crash in Los Angeles that left her badly burned.
On August 5, the Los Angeles Police Department told Us Weekly that the driver, whose name they did not know at first, was allegedly going too fast while driving east on Preston Way in Los Angeles.
The actress's team said that Heche, who has been in the hospital since last week, is being kept alive until it can be decided if her organs can be donated.
Who Is Anne Heche?
She was an American actress, director, and playwright under the name of Anne Celeste Heche.
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Her roles as Vicky Hudson and Marley Love in the soap opera Another World (1964), for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award and two Soap Opera Digest Awards, brought her to the forefront of public attention.
She first came to the attention of the general public in the latter half of the 1990s thanks to her roles in the films Donnie Brasco (1997), Volcano (1997), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Six Days Seven Nights (1998), and Return to Paradise (2000).
Donnie Brasco was a crime drama, and Volcano was a disaster film.
I Know What You Did Last Summer was a slasher film (1998).
Anne Heche Died After A Car Crash At The Age 53
A representative for Anne Heche told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday that the actress has been diagnosed as having brain death, but that she is still being kept alive for the sake of organ donation.
Holly Baird, who works as a spokeswoman for the actress, has stated that Heche is "legally dead according to the law in California."
However, she is still being kept on life support so that "OneLegacy may see if she is a match for organ donation."
Her heart is also continuing to beat at this time.
“„The representative said in a statement that was given to THR that "today we lost a bright light, a gentle and most joyous spirit, a loving mother, and a faithful friend." “Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy. Her bravery for always standing in her truth, spreading her message of love and acceptance, will continue to have a lasting impact.”
Following a car accident on August 5, the actress' team had earlier provided an update on her health on Thursday, claiming that she had sustained a severe anoxic brain injury and that it was not anticipated that she would survive.
Since the mishap, the celebrity had reportedly been hospitalized where she was placed in a coma and was in very severe condition.
A report from the Los Angeles Fire Department states that an incident involving an actress who smashed her automobile into a two-story home in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles started a fire.
Previously, the Los Angeles Police Department had confirmed to THR that Heche was being investigated for a misdemeanor driving under the influence charge as well as a hit-and-run charge that stemmed from the event.
On Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department acknowledged that they have closed the case.
LAPD Release Their Statement About Anne Heche's Death
“„“As of today, there will be no further investigative efforts made in this case,” the department announced Friday according to the Associated Press. “Any information or records that have been requested prior to this turn of events will still be collected as they arrive as a matter of formalities and included in the overall case. When a person suspected of a crime expires, we do not present for filing consideration.”
Anne Heche Will Donate Her Organs
Heche is a mother of two kids, one of which is 20 and the other 13 years old.
She is most recognized for her roles in the films I Know What You Did Last Summer and Volcano, as well as the television series Men in Trees, Hung, and All Rise.
Her other film credits include Six Days, Seven Nights.
She played a role in the NBC soap opera Another World which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award in the year 1991.
In the statement Thursday from Heche’s rep, it “has long been her choice to donate her organs” and she was being kept on life support to determine whether her organs were viable.
“„“Anne had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit,” the statement concluded. More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work — especially moving the needle for acceptance of who you love. She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light.”
The latest development, in this case, is that a representative for Heche has confirmed that she has been ruled brain dead.
Conclusion
A week after sustaining life-threatening injuries in a vehicle accident, the American actor Anne Heche died after a car crash.
An intelligent performer, Heche came to fame in the early 1990s after portraying twins on the soap opera Another World.
She also had roles in films, such as playing Catherine Keener's best friend in Nicole Holofcener's first feature film, Walking and Talking.
