Anne Heche has remained in critical condition since shortly after Friday when she crashed her vehicle into a Los Angeles home, a spokesman for the actor said.
Michael McConnell, a member of the Los Angeles-based talent management company Zero Gravity Management, which represents Heche, told Reuters on Monday that the actor was still in a coma and connected to a breathing machine on Monday.
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McConnell also told the outlet that Heche, 53, has “significant lung injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns requiring surgical intervention.”
Initial reports claimed the actor was in a “stable” condition following the crash, but his spokesperson now says Heche was knocked unconscious after being wheeled into an ambulance.
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The car driven by Anne Heche after the accident. GoFundMe
Heche was seen speeding through Los Angeles in a blue Mini Cooper Clubman on Friday before crashing into a single-storey house.
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News video showed the badly damaged and burned car being towed outside the home, with a woman sitting on a stretcher and struggling as firefighters lifted her into an ambulance.
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No other injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made.
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The Los Angeles home after actor Anne Heche crashed into the residence on August 5, 2022. GoFundMe
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said in a statement that it took 59 firefighters about 65 minutes to extinguish the “stubborn flames.”
According to celebrity news website TMZ, Heche had earlier crashed into the garage of another nearby apartment building before fleeing the scene.
He is currently under investigation for misdemeanor DUI and hit-and-run, LAPD Officer Annie Hernandez told CNN on Monday.
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Police obtained a warrant to retrieve a blood sample from Heche on the day of the crash, but are still awaiting results, CNN reported.
Heche was unable to meet with investigators due to his injuries.
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The home hit by Heche’s car was destroyed and red tagged by the LAFD, meaning it was deemed unsafe for habitation.
Lynne Mishele at home after the accident. GoFundMe
The resident, Lynne Mishele, was home at the time of the crash and survived without injury. A GoFundMe page was started for her to “help Lynne start over.”
The GoFundMe goal of $100,000 has been exceeded by more than $10,000.
A native of Ohio, Heche first rose to prominence on the NBC soap opera Another World from 1987 to 1991. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role.
— With files from The Associated Press.
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