Anne Heche’s team shared a new update on her health on Thursday, saying she suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and is “not expected to survive” after a car accident last week.
According to the statement, sent by Heche’s publicist to The Hollywood Reporter, the star remains in a coma and in critical condition.
The Los Angeles Fire Department had confirmed in a public report that his car crashed into a two-story house in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday, causing a fire. The Los Angeles Police Department previously confirmed to THR that Heche was being investigated for misdemeanor DUI and hit-and-run charges stemming from the incident.
His team shared an update with the media on Monday saying he was in a coma and in critical condition. “He has a significant lung injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns requiring surgical intervention,” the statement read in part at the time.
Heche is known for films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer and Six Days, Seven Nights, along with television credits such as Men in Trees and Hung.
The last statement is below.
On behalf of the family and friends of Anne Heche:
We want to thank everyone for their kind wishes and prayers for Anne’s recovery and thank the dedicated staff and wonderful nurses who cared for Anne at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital.
Unfortunately, as a result of her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition. He is not expected to survive.
It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable.
Anna had a huge heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit. More than her extraordinary talent, she saw spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work, especially moving the needle on accepting who you love. She will be remembered for her brave honesty and greatly missed for her light.