Heche, 53, is hospitalized after the car she was driving spun out of control in a Westside Los Angeles neighborhood and crashed into a house and burst into flames, according to police.
The actress Anne Heche went into a coma and her state of health is "extremely critical" after the violent traffic accident in which she was involved three days ago in Los Angeles, her representative reported in a statement released this Monday (08.08.2022) to the specialized press in Hollywood.
"She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident," said the spokesperson for the 53-year-old interpreter that she suffers from a "significant" lung injury and requires assisted breathing at this time.
Vehicle engulfed in flames
Heche has been in the hospital since Friday, when she crashed her blue Mini Cooper at high speed in the Mar Vista area (Los Angeles, USA) and the vehicle ended up engulfed in flames.
The car that Heche was driving was going so fast that it left the road and caught fire when it collided with the building, causing severe burns to the actress.
If Heche's representative communicated on Saturday that she was "stable", the situation has become complicated in the last few hours while her family asks her followers to pray for her.
Difficult rescue
Up to 59 firefighters worked to remove her from the rubble and take her to a nearby hospital in an operation that lasted 65 minutes and was questioned for taking another hour to reach the scene of the incident.
Heche was able to communicate with difficulty at the time of her rescue, but she lost consciousness shortly thereafter and has not regained consciousness.
The conditions in which Heche got behind the wheel of her vehicle have also been the subject of intense controversy in recent hours, after she was recorded driving recklessly and erratically before colliding.
The Los Angeles Times quoted Venice Beach beauty salon owner Richard Glass recounting a visit by Heche to her shop shortly before the accident, describing her as "a sweet girl" as she shopped for a red wig Friday night. morning.
Previous accident
In fact, she was involved in another minor traffic incident just a few blocks before her accident.
The Los Angeles Police Department took samples from Heche and is continuing to investigate whether she was driving under the influence.
Heche, who had high-profile relationships with actress Ellen DeGeneres and actor James Tupper, rose to fame in the late 1980s with Vicky Hudson and Marley Love's portrayal of her on the soap opera "Another World."
