Anne Heche ‘not expected to survive’ crash after suffering brain injury, family says

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Anne Heche is ‘not expected to survive’ the horror crash that left her in a coma, her family has said.The American actress was rushed to hospital after a car sped through residential streets and smashed into a two-storey home in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles, California on Friday last, before bursting into flames.

The 53-year-old, who drives a blue Mini Cooper, was removed from the scene on a stretcher and rushed to hospital, where she slipped into a coma in a critical condition.A spokesperson told the PA news agency she had suffered ‘a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention.’ Now a statement from her representative, on behalf of her family, says the actress is ‘not expected to survive.’They told People that Heche ‘suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition.‘It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she’s being kept on life support to determine if any are viable,’ they added.They went on to thank everyone for ‘their kind wishes and prayers for Anne’s recovery,’ and expressed their gratitude to the medical staff who have cared for her in hospital.Paying tribute to the actor, the spokesperson said: ‘Anne 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 for acceptance of who you love. ‘She will be remembered for her courageous honesty and dearly missed for her light.’Heche is best-known for starring in films including Psycho, Cedar Rapids and Donnie Brasco, as well as 1997 slasher hit I Know What You Did Last Summer.In 2020, Heche appeared as a contestant in the.