Anne Heche is “not expected to survive” a severe car crash that left her in a coma, her family has said. The US actress suffered “severe anoxic brain injury” and remains in a coma in critical condition due to the incident, which took place last Friday.
The 53-year-old was taken to hospital following the crash in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles. It comes shortly after the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) confirmed to the PA news agency the incident was being investigated as a felony driving-under-the-influence (DUI) traffic collision.
An LAPD spokesman said preliminary blood tests had revealed the presence of drugs in Heche’s system, but added that additional testing was required to rule out any substances that were administered in the hospital. Hours later, a statement shared with PA on behalf of her family said the actress was being temporarily kept on life support.
