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By: Real America News Updated 14 Aug 2022, 08: 58 pm EDT
After a devastating car accident in Los Angeles that left her in a coma, Anne Heche had her life support on Sunday, his family confirmed, thus declaring his official death.
The actress had been declared brain dead several days ago, but was being kept on life support until a suitable recipient could be found for organ donation, as per her wishes.
Heche was seriously injured in a car accident in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles on August 5th.
The actress was driving her Mini Cooper at high speeds when she lost control, crashed into a house, knocking down the walls and was caught in the fire.
Heche was hospitalized in critical condition with a major brain injury. ave and she went into a coma after the accident. Days later, a representative of her family confirmed that she was not expected to survive. On Friday, the family said that Heche had been declared brain dead.
The Los Angeles Police Department later said that she had narcotics in her system at the time of the accident. The department said Friday that it was closing the criminal investigation into the accident after she was declared brain dead.
Heche rose to fame for the first time in the telenovela “Another World”, from 1987 to 1991 and won a Daytime Emmy for her role. In the decade of 1990 he became a popular choice for Hollywood, co-starring in films such as “Donnie Brasco ”, “Volcano” and “Return to Paradise”.
“Rest in peace mom, I love you, Homer: son of actress Anne Heche
Homer Laffon, son of American actress Anne Heche, released a personal statement in which he paid tribute to his mother and expressed a farewell message. The young man is 20 years old and described how he feel about his mother’s departure.
“My brother Atlas and I lost our mother. After six days of almost incredible emotional changes , I am left with a deep and speechless sadness, “said the young man.
“ I hope my mom is free of pain and starts to explore what I like to imagine as her eternal freedom… I am grateful for her love, as I am for the support of my dad, Coley, and my step-mother Alexi, who continue to be my support during this time. Rest in peace mom, I love you, Homer ”, he sentenced.
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