On Sunday, the actress Anne Heche will be removed off life support after health authorities found acceptable organ transplants.
Heche, 53, spent a week on life support after crashing her blue Mini Cooper into a Los Angeles residence on August 5. She had a serious anoxic brain injury and lung damage from smoke inhalation.
She was declared brain dead on Friday, one week after the accident, which in California signifies death; nonetheless, she was kept on life support to preserve her organs while officials searched for anyone who may utilize them.
Unnamed sources informed TMZ on Sunday that surgeons are now prepared to remove numerous organs, but they did not specify which ones or how many.
According to TMZ, Heche was slated to be removed off life support on Sunday, more than a week after she remained in her burning vehicle for 30 minutes as 59 firemen attempted to rescue her.
Heche’s descendants are Homer and Atlas.
Heche, according to authorities, first collided with a garage before fleeing the scene and plowing at 90 mph into the two-story house of Lynne Mishele, who had injuries so severe that police started a criminal investigation.
Moments before the collision, terrifying footage showed the actress driving at great speed and right into a crowded road.
It took 59 firemen over an hour to extinguish the home fire, and another half-hour to extricate Heche from the exploding automobile.
A little bottle of vodka was seen in Heche’s vehicle, but initial blood tests conducted after she was hospitalized revealed no traces of alcohol.
This week, police sources informed TMZ that early blood tests utilizing blood collected from Heche when she was hospitalized did detect cocaine in her system.
Because hospitals also utilize fentanyl for pain management, it is still unknown if it was present in her system at the time of the accident.
To deal with the psychological ramifications of her tragic upbringing, during which she was sexually molested by her secretly homosexual, AIDS-killing father, the actress resorted to drugs and alcohol.
The following day, Heche’s family published a statement indicating she was now presumed dead. On Thursday, Heche’s team declared that she was ‘not expected to survive’ the injuries she incurred in the collision, and her family issued a similar statement on Friday.
“Today, we lost a brilliant light, a lovely and very joyous spirit, a devoted mother, and a devoted friend.”
Anne will be greatly missed, but she will live on via her gorgeous boys, her iconic body of work, and her tireless activism.
Her courage in always standing in her truth and promoting her message of love and acceptance will have an enduring influence.
In response, the Los Angeles Police Department stated it would no longer investigate the collision as a criminal.
As of today, no further investigation efforts will be conducted in this matter, the LAPD said in a statement.
‘Any information or documents sought from authorities previous to this change of events will still be gathered when they come and included into the broader investigation. When a criminal suspect dies, we do not bring them for file consideration.’
They clarified to People that ‘no further investigation attempts will be undertaken in this instance,’ but ‘any information or documents that were sought previous to this change of events will still be gathered as a matter of formality.’ Jennifer Durand is the owner of the home that Heche smashed into on August 5, although Lynne Mishele was renting it.
Mishele, together with her two dogs, Rueban and Bree, and her pet tortoise, Marley, were all unhurt since they were in a separate portion of the home when the collision happened.
Mishele was compelled to abandon the residence immediately after the collision, since the structural stability of the structure had been jeopardized.
In addition to the property, Mishele lost all of her things, souvenirs, business equipment, including her laptop and iPad, clothes, and basic requirements, according to a GoFundMe page established for her.
With the assistance of firemen, she was able to retrieve a few damaged precious items from the ruins. Everything else is gone.’
Mishele was photographed looking on in disbelief as her life’s work erupted in a fireball after the actress tore through it at breakneck speed.
She was seen on the sidewalk outside with her hands in her pockets looking gobsmacked as the firefighters battled the huge blaze, which took an hour to put out.
But in a video statement on Instagram, Mishele expressed her sorrow for Heche and her family.
‘The news of Anne Heche passing is devastating,’ she said in the video.
‘Her family and her friends and her children especially really have suffered a great loss and my heart goes out for them.
‘This entire situation is tragic and there really are just no words. I am sending love to everyone involved.’ Meanwhile, Heche’s ex-husband, Coley Laffoon broke his silence on Heche’s passing in a video statement on Saturday.
In the video, posted to his Instagram, Laffoon says, ‘In the wake of Anne’s passing, I just wanted to say a few things: One, I love her and I miss her, and I’m always going to. Two, Homer is OK.’
‘He’s grieving of course, and it’s rough, it’s really rough s probably anybody can imagine,’ Laffoon continued. ‘But he’s surrounded by family and he’s going to be OK.
‘So for all those people checking in, thank you for checking in, showing us your heart, offering prayers and everything.
‘It’s so beautiful. Thank you.
‘It’s hard for me, it’s hard for me, it’s hard for my family, it’s really hard for Homer, but we’ve got each other ad we have a lot of support and we’re going to be OK.’
Laffoon added that he believes ‘Anne is free from pain and enjoying her experience, whatever is next in her journey.
‘She came in hot and she had a lot to say and she was brave and fearless, loved really hard and was never afraid to let us know what she thinks and what she believed in,’ he noted.
‘It was all about love, so goodbye, Anne.
‘Love you, thank you for the good times, there were so many.
‘And in the meantime, I got our son, and he will be fine.’