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Actress Anne Heche Reportedly Brain Dead, Not Expected To Survive Car Crash Where Cocaine, Fentanyl Were Found In Her System

<p>Actress <strong>Anne Heche<&sol;strong> is reportedly brain dead and not expected to survive <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kobe-bryants-widow-breaks-down-in-court-in-trial-over-leaked-graphic-photos-showing-husbands-decapitated-body&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">after crashing her car<&sol;a> in several homes in California last Friday&comma; and preliminary reports show she had cocaine and fentanyl in her system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Heche&comma; 53&comma; has been hospitalized since the accident&comma; where authorities say she was speeding around 90 mph in her blue Mini Cooper when she crashed into one home and then another&comma; leaving the second structure in flames&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;12&sol;1117118523&sol;anne-heche-brain-dead-car-crash"><strong>NPR<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The crash caused her to suffer an anoxic brain injury&comma; a representative told Deadline&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Actress Remains In A Coma In &&num;8220&semi;Extreme Critical Condition&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Rep Says<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>She&&num;8217&semi;s remained in a coma in &&num;8220&semi;extreme critical condition&comma;&&num;8221&semi; her rep added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"res1117128056" class&equals;"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col ">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"bucket img"><a id&equals;"featuredStackSquareImage1116153319" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;06&sol;1116153319&sol;anne-heches-reported-hospitalization-after-a-car-crash-divides-social-media" data-metrics&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;category&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;Story to Story&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;action&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;Click Internal Link&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;label&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;https&colon;&bsol;&sol;&bsol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&bsol;&sol;2022&bsol;&sol;08&bsol;&sol;06&bsol;&sol;1116153319&bsol;&sol;anne-heches-reported-hospitalization-after-a-car-crash-divides-social-media&quot&semi;&rcub;" data-metrics-ga4&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;category&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;recirculation&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;action&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;story&lowbar;recirculation&lowbar;click&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;clickType&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;inset box&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;clickUrl&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;https&colon;&bsol;&sol;&bsol;&sol;www&period;npr&period;org&bsol;&sol;2022&bsol;&sol;08&bsol;&sol;06&bsol;&sol;1116153319&bsol;&sol;anne-heches-reported-hospitalization-after-a-car-crash-divides-social-media&quot&semi;&rcub;"><picture><source class&equals;"img" srcset&equals;"&sol;&sol;media&period;npr&period;org&sol;assets&sol;img&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;06&sol;gettyimages-455325239&lowbar;sq-c5f966d52dfe0294eef3c405cf739942f67fe5c4-s600-c85&period;webp" type&equals;"image&sol;webp" &sol;><source class&equals;"img" srcset&equals;"&sol;&sol;media&period;npr&period;org&sol;assets&sol;img&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;06&sol;gettyimages-455325239&lowbar;sq-c5f966d52dfe0294eef3c405cf739942f67fe5c4-s600-c85&period;jpg" type&equals;"image&sol;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;picture><&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition&period; She has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention&comma;” the rep said in a statement shared with Deadline&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1556022314407444484" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her condition has &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;not improved since she was admitted to the hospital&comma;” according to her representative&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Daily Mail reports that she is expected to be taken off of life support in the coming days&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Authorities Found Cocaine&comma; Fentanyl In Heche&&num;8217&semi;s System At Time Of Fiery Crash<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Initial reports suggested that she had alcohol in her system at the time of the crash&comma; however LAPD sources have since revealed she tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl&period; However&comma; the fentanyl may have been found after being administered as a pain medication after her arrival at the hospital&comma; per reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cops say an investigation into the crash is ongoing&comma; with felony DUI charges reportedly looming if and when Heche&&num;8217&semi;s condition improves&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hours before the fiery crash&comma; Heche could be heard slurring her words on an episode of her &&num;8220&semi;Better Together&&num;8221&semi; podcast&comma; which has since been taken down&comma; but clips of the segment&comma; obtained by TMZ&comma; have since circulated online&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1556351105281425411" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;We are sitting with <strong>Re&colon;Find<&sol;strong>&period; We each have a bottle in front of us because our friends sent us a bottle Re&colon;Find&excl; I once even did a terrible commercial for them&period; And we listened to the doctor&&num;8217&semi;s advice&excl; And we are drinking it &&num;8211&semi; with wine chasers&period; I don&&num;8217&semi;t know what happened &&num;8211&semi; sometimes days just suck&period; I&&num;8217&semi;m rocked &&num;8211&semi; I am rocked&period; That&&num;8217&semi;s why I&&num;8217&semi;m just drinking some vodka and wine&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Heche said&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Heche&&num;8217&semi;s Ex-Wife Ellen DeGeneres Responds To News Of Her Dire Condition<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>When asked about her condition&comma; Ellen DeGeneres&comma; who was married to Heche from 1997 to 2000&comma; told the Daily Mail that &&num;8220&semi;we are not in touch with each other&comma; so I would not know&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; she added &&num;8220&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t want anyone to be hurt&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Heche faces some serious legal trouble&comma; and possibly jail time&comma; should she pull through following the devastating car crash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"95899" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;actress-anne-heche-reportedly-brain-dead-not-expected-to-survive-car-crash-where-fentanyl-were-found-in-her-system&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b649ce0b13"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;font-size&colon; 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