Actress Anne Heche 'shouldn't survive' after her car crash

The encouraging statements about his condition the day after his accident last Friday gave way to sadness.

American actress Anne Heche is indeed in a desperate state after a car accident in Los Angeles and “should not survive”, according to American media.

The accident caused "serious brain injuries", according to a press release Thursday from a representative of the 53-year-old actress, quoted by several media.

“It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she is being kept alive to determine if any are viable,” according to the text.

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The press release also thanks the supporters of Anne Heche, as well as the nursing staff who took care of her at the Grossman burn center at West Hills Hospital, north of Los Angeles.

"Anne had a big heart and touched everyone she met with her generous spirit," the statement continued.

"More than her extraordinary talent, she considered spreading kindness and joy to be her life's work," the text continues, adding that "she will be remembered for her courageous honesty."

The actress has been in a coma since her crash on Aug. 5 when her car slammed into a two-story home in the Mar Vista neighborhood, "causing structural damage as well as a massive fire," according to Los Angeles Fire Department.

The fire took 65 minutes for 59 firefighters to put out, according to the same source.

An investigation to determine the causes of the accident

Los Angeles police said in a statement Thursday that they would conduct blood tests on Anne Heche and that investigators would "bring the matter to the proper legal authority."

The police, however, did not give any details on possible legal consequences.

Local media reported the same day that preliminary tests had come back positive for the narcotic.

But other tests must be conducted to ensure that the positive result is not related to medical treatment.

According to celebrity coverage publication TMZ, which cites unnamed law enforcement sources, the actress tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl, a super-potent and addictive synthetic opiate used in some treatments.

Anne Heche played in a large number of films in the 1990s, including "Six Days, Seven Nights" or "Donnie Brasco".

She is also known for her role on the soap opera “Another World,” which won her a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991. In the 1990s, she had a high-profile relationship with anchor Ellen DeGeneres.