Anne Heche is 'brain dead' but on life support for organ donation

[sickened1]

**Updated**

Anne Heche, the Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor whose work in “Six Days Seven Nights,” “Another World” and dozens of other projects dovetailed with a groundbreaking romance with Ellen DeGeneres has died. She was 53.
Her son eldest son, Homer Laffoon, confirmed her death in a statement to The Times Friday.

RIP

Last Friday, Heche was in a car that was traveling at a high speed when it ran off the road and collided with a residence that became engulfed in flames, Los Angeles Police Public Information Officer Jeff Lee told CNN at the time.

One week after the crash, Heche is "brain dead" but remains on life support, according to a statement from her family and friends and shared with CNN by their representative.

Under California law, due to her condition, Heche is considered legally dead.

Heche has not been taken off life support so they have time to determine if she is a match for organ donation, according to the representative.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/12/enter...ent/index.html


Image from CNN.com

[Atone]

I take that road to my office (Walgrove). Last Friday I was heading in to meet a family and there were literally a dozen fire trucks and more cops than I’ve ever seen in one place. I didn’t realize that was the accident she had caused. Very sad for her and her family. Thank God no one else was hurt. It was insane how much damage was done.

[sickened1]

Yup, someone's Ring video capture her car speeding down the street (right around 56 seconds mark).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0M9J8QAMfA


And that was on the same day that big crash happened on La Brea & Slauson and 5 people died, I believe.

[Atone]

Originally Posted by sickened1

Yup, someone's Ring video capture her car speeding down the street (right around 56 seconds mark).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0M9J8QAMfA


And that was on the same day that big crash happened on La Brea & Slauson and 5 people died, I believe.

I felt like people were just driving like lunatics during and after COVID. So much so I sold my motorcycle. No way I was hoppin on that again

[sickened1]

Originally Posted by Atone

I felt like people were just driving like lunatics during and after COVID. So much so I sold my motorcycle. No way I was hoppin on that again

Be safe out there. It's crazy the way people drive these days. I was taught not to drive when you're emotional. Driving is supposed to relax you but these days, it just agitates me more and more.

[THC]

RIP

Now gone

[sickened1]

Originally Posted by THC

RIP

Now gone

Thanks for confirming Tom. I updated the thread's title.

RIP

[THC]

Originally Posted by sickened1

Thanks for confirming Tom. I updated the thread's title.

RIP

Wish I did not have to, Eddie .. sigh

[jatco]

Sad, sad news to say the least ..
A star lost all too soon.
RIP my sweet.

[White Collar Boy]

RIP. I wonder what was going on with Anne that day. It’s a miracle no one else was killed.

[Boopie]

Originally Posted by White Collar Boy

RIP. I wonder what was going on with Anne that day. It’s a miracle no one else was killed.

The news is reporting that drugs, specifically cocaine and possibly fentanyl, were found in her system.

Agreed it’s a miracle no one else was killed. She destroyed the homes of innocent people. Can you imagine someone crashing into your house in the middle of the day at 100 mph?

[superdog]

Sad. Sad story.

[RichM]

May she Rest In Peace.

[4 Aussies]

RIP Anne!! Sad story all the way around, especially for the woman who almost died, lost her home, and all her possessions. Speed Kills!!

[Chewbacca]

Rip

[BNA/LION]

~ Rest In Peace ~

WOW! She was moving at a Very Fast Rate of Speed in a residential neighborhood.

Be Safe Out There...

[sickened1]

Originally Posted by BNA/LION

~ Rest In Peace ~

WOW! She was moving at a Very Fast Rate of Speed in a residential neighborhood.

Be Safe Out There...

Yeah Larry. Not sure if you saw this one. Below is the video of another crash that happened on the same day (La Brea & Slauson) captured on a gas station surveillance cam where 6 lives perished in a matter of seconds.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amoTZJdFnQo

[Atone]

Originally Posted by sickened1

Yeah Larry. Not sure if you saw this one. Below is the video of another crash that happened on the same day (La Brea & Slauson) captured on a gas station surveillance cam where 6 lives perished in a matter of seconds.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amoTZJdFnQo

Omg. That’s over 100mph easy

[sickened1]

Originally Posted by Atone

Omg. That’s over 100mph easy

Yup and yet she survived and everyone else is dead.

Originally Posted by EEpro

6 lives except for the one responsible. [emoji35

Exactly!

[EEpro]

Originally Posted by sickened1

Yeah Larry. Not sure if you saw this one. Below is the video of another crash that happened on the same day (La Brea & Slauson) captured on a gas station surveillance cam where 6 lives perished in a matter of seconds.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amoTZJdFnQo

6 lives except for the one responsible.


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[77T]

Originally Posted by BNA/LION

~ Rest In Peace ~

WOW! She was moving at a Very Fast Rate of Speed in a residential neighborhood.

Be Safe Out There...

Yes, it’s amazing Ring cam video with the whoosh followed quickly by the sound of the impact a few seconds later. RIP - something had to be causing her to drive erratically.

I’m not an accident reconstruction investigator, nor a mathematician. But using the parked cars as reference lengths along the street curb, the field of view seems to be about 80’ and her car covers that distance in about 1/2 sec. So…my guesstimate is just under 110mph.




Another video before the Ring video showed her having contact with other objects/vehicle earlier and then speeding away.

Most disturbing was the helo footage of her extrication. The video also showed her forcefully rising up from the gurney as they loaded her into the paramedics transporter.

Warning: This is raw video and is disturbing…



This, after being trapped for quite awhile engulfed in flames, was shocking. Something was definitely wrong in her system - so sad for her, the victims, and her family.


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[TNT009]

Feel for her family and glad she didnt kill anyone else.. Leave it at that.

[Moondoggy]

Goodness me.

[Star Ferry]

Headline should be:

Entitled Hollywood “star” — best known for sleeping with known bully Ellen DeGeneres — uses cocaine, gets behind the wheel of a car, and drives into someone else’s home at a high rate of speed.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

Headline should be:

Entitled Hollywood “star” — best known for sleeping with known bully Ellen DeGeneres — uses cocaine, gets behind the wheel of a car, and drives into someone else’s home at a high rate of speed.

I hope you're treated with more compassion than you seem unwilling or unable to offer others.
dP

[330ci]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I hope you're treated with more compassion than you seem unwilling or unable to offer others.
dP

While a bit harsh, they certainly do seem to spin this as if it wasn't her own doing. "Was in a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed." Rather downplayed. "Actress high on cocaine driving her luxury vehicle 90+mph through a residence" is more apt. The reality is, the world is safer without her. Quite sad as she could've left quite a legacy, instead went out in a pathetic crash. A healthy reminder for me to stay sober.

[Star Ferry]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

I hope you're treated with more compassion than you seem unwilling or unable to offer others.
dP

There’s a time and a place for compassion, Dan. Of course it’s a tragedy that this woman died, but having lost a loved one to a drunk driver, I’m not going to sugarcoat how callous of a decision it was for her to take alcohol or drugs and then take the wheel.

[Boopie]

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

There’s a time and a place for compassion, Dan. Of course it’s a tragedy that this woman died, but having lost a loved one to a drunk driver, I’m not going to sugarcoat how callous of a decision it was for her to take alcohol or drugs and then take the wheel.

Agreed. Plus, she’s a mom of relatively young kids.

It’s very hard to lose a parent at any age, especially when young. Speaking from experience, it’s even harder when a parent dies because of irresponsible choices.

[mountainjogger]

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

Headline should be:

Entitled Hollywood “star” — best known for sleeping with known bully Ellen DeGeneres — uses cocaine, gets behind the wheel of a car, and drives into someone else’s home at a high rate of speed.

Who she was "sleeping with" is not relevant to anything Star.

[Star Ferry]

Originally Posted by mountainjogger

Who she was "sleeping with" is not relevant to anything Star.

It’s probably the main reason that this was news, but yes it’s not related to the accident itself