Anne Heche, ‘Six Days, Seven Nights’ Actress, Dies of Crash Injuries at 53

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Instagram Friday morning. TMZ later reported that she was brain-dead, which is legally considered dead in California. A rep for Heche confirmed to TheWrap that she had no brain function, but had no update as to whether she was still on life support.Before she was formally declared dead, her representatives said in a statement released Thursday that the actress was unlikely to survive due to severe brain injuries.

With her heart still beating, she was kept on life support for several hours after that diagnosis, while doctors determined if any of her organs were viable to be donated as per her wishes.On Friday, Aug.

5, Heche crashed her car into a residence in Los Angeles’ Mar Vista neighborhood, doing significant damage and setting the structure ablaze.

No one else was hurt, though the homeowner was in the back yard and later said she had been mildly injured.Firefighters struggled to douse the flames for several excruciating minutes while Heche sat pinned in the charred and rumpled vehicle, which was finally yanked out by a giant LAFD crane.