Anne Heche died due to smoke inhalation and thermal injuries according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, People reported today.
Her death was officially ruled an accident.The report cited a “sternal fracture due to blunt trauma” as another “significant condition” contributing to her passing.
Heche sustained the injuries when her car jumped a curb and careened into a house in West L.A. last week, where it burst into flames.
She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Tributes Pour In For Anne HecheAfter Heche was pronounced brain dead, her family on Thursday made the difficult decision to take her off life support after any viable organs could be donated.
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