After suffering a “severe anoxic brain injury” as a result of a car crash last week, Anne Heche has very fewer chances of survival,” according to a statement received from Heche’s publicist.
The 53-year-old actor is in critical condition in a coma. “It decided to donate her organs so she is being kept on life support to find out if any are viable,” the statement reads.
The statement also thanked the dedicated staff and wonderful nurses that took intense care of Anne at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital in Los Angeles.
“Anne is a kind-hearted person and had touched everyone she met with her generous spirit. Besides her extraordinary talent, she was seen spreading kindness and joy as her life’s work, especially moving the pointer to whom she loves.
Police said they were inspecting Heche earlier Thursday for driving under the influence of drugs at she crashed into a Los Angeles house leaving her with serious injuries.
LAPD spokesman Officer Jeff Lee said, “They with a search warrant took a sample of Heche’s blood and found narcotics in her system”. But toxicology tests, which can take weeks to complete, must be accomplished to identify the drugs more clearly and to discriminate them from any medication she may have been given for treatment at the hospital, where she was kept on Thursday, six days after the crash.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said in a news release that the vehicle struck a two-story home, causing structural destruction and exploding in heavy fire.