Mar Vista Anne Heche’s cause of death in Los Angeles has been determined to be an accident, days after it was reported that she was taken off life support following her death. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner said the 53-year-old actress died from smoke inhalation and thermal burns. She also suffered a ‘sternal fracture due to blunt force trauma’ from the car collision, which frequently occurs when the victim’s chest hits the steering wheel.
On Sunday, August 14, Heche’s life support system was disabled after medical authorities found organ transplants acceptable. She died less than a week after being seriously injured in a car accident while “high on cocaine”. Heche was not consuming alcohol at the time of the accident, but the drug was reportedly found in his blood. In one photo, she was seen holding a bottle of vodka in her cup holder. A few days after the collision in which her automobile caught fire, Heche was declared brain dead.
Even after her death, Heche was kept on life support to protect her organs until the donors could be located. TMZ has been told by sources that multiple organs were removed over the weekend. We don’t know how many there are or which ones they are. Homer and Atlas, the sons of Heche, are still alive.
Since the woman whose house the car crashed into was injured, the LAPD initially thought the collision could have been a felony one. At this time, Lynne Mishele was present inside the house. The extent of Mishele’s injuries is unknown. But now, according to People, police have said “there will be no further investigative efforts in this matter”, adding that “any information or records that were sought prior to this turn of events will be always collected as a question”. formality upon arrival.
After Heche’s passing, a family representative told TMZ, “We have lost a shining star, a kind and happy soul, a caring mother and a devoted friend. Although Anne will be sorely missed, she continues to influence society through her endearing boys, her legendary work and her fierce activism. Her courage to always speak the truth and share her message of acceptance and love will have an everlasting effect.
In the meantime, Mishele took to Instagram to share her condolences with the late actress’ family and friends. “The tragic news of the death of Anne Heche. My heart goes out to his family, friends and children in particular as they have truly suffered a great loss,” Mishele said in a video she posted on Instagram. “There are just no words to describe how sad this all is. Sending positive vibes to everyone,” she added. Mishele had helped her dog recover from cancer before the crash. Mishele, who narrowly avoided physical injury in the collision, set up a GoFundMe for her. But the house had suffered total destruction.