LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anne Heche, screen star with troubled life, dies at age 53, following injury in fiery crash.
Heche’s car struck a home in a Mar Vista neighborhood on August 5, causing the home to catch fire. She was hospitalized and on Monday, it was reported the actress had slipped into a coma.
On Thursday, the Los Angeles Police Department said a preliminary test through blood draw revealed drugs were found in her system; however, a second test is being conducted. Officers said they are investigating the incident as a felony DUI traffic crash.
Her acting credits include the soap opera, “Another World”, “Donnie Brasco” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” She was also in in relationship with Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000.