Award-winning actor Anne Heche has died after a car accident put her in a coma and on life support for several days.
According to statements from her family, the 53-year-old was kept alive via ventilator because “it [had] long been her choice to donate her organs.”
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On August 5, Heche rammed her car into a home in LA’s Mar Vista neighbourhood. The vehicle immediately combusted into flames, causing damage to the home as well.
The actor was taken to a burn centre and hospitalized in critical condition. Her family told several media outlets that she had suffered a brain injury that is typically caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain.
Days after the accident, the Chicago PD actor’s family said she was not expected to survive.
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Associated Press reports that on Thursday, Los Angeles Police Department officials revealed that Heche was driving under the influence. A blood test showed narcotics in her system and more in-depth toxicology testing is underway.
Anne Heche was married to Ellen DeGeneres for three years, after which she married James Tupper. The second marriage lasted a decade.
She is survived by her two teen sons.