The actress Anne Heche was killed in a horrific vehicle accident, according to the coroner’s findings, which were made public on Thursday. Her death was classified as an accident since she suffered burns and inhalation injuries.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner website states that 53-year-old Coroners Heche also suffered a cracked sternum brought on by severe trauma.
The coroners office stated that a thorough autopsy report was still being written.
The Emmy-winning actor for both cinema and television was removed from life support on Monday at a burn hospital.
On August 5, her car jumped a kerb and crashed into a West Los Angeles home, injuring her. Both the car and the house caught fire. Only Heche was hurt.
According to a statement released last week on behalf of Heche’s family and friends, she suffered a severe anoxic brain injury caused by a lack of oxygen.
She was declared brain-dead but kept alive until her organs could be donated.
Narcotics were discovered in a blood sample taken from Heche, according to detectives investigating the crash.
However, after she was deemed brain dead, the police inquiry was stopped.
The coroners office designated August 11 as her death date.
Heche first gained notoriety on the NBC serial series Another World in the late 1980s, and then in the late 1990s she shot to fame as one of Hollywood’s hottest stars. She frequently appeared on magazine covers and in high-profile movies starring Harrison Ford and Johnny Depp.
In the wake of a catastrophic car collision, Anne Heche’s death was deemed an accident.
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