Actor Anne Heche died of inhalation injuries and burns after being involved in a severe car accident two weeks ago, and the death was ruled an accident, according to coroner's results released Wednesday. Judged.
Heche, 53, also had his sternum fractured by "blunt trauma," according to information on the Los Angeles County Coroner's website.
A full autopsy report is still pending, according to the coroner's office.
The Emmy Award-winning film and television actor was taken off life support at a burn center on Sunday. On August 5, she was injured when her car jumped over her curb and crashed into her home in West Los Angeles. Cars and houses were set on fire. Only Heche was injured.
Heche suffered "severe anaerobic brain damage" caused by lack of oxygen last week, according to a statement issued on behalf of family and friends.
} She was declared brain dead but kept on life support until organs were donated.
Detectives investigating the accident said drugs were found in a blood sample taken from Heche. However, police closed the investigation after she was declared brain dead.
The coroner's office listed her August 11 as the date of her death.
Heche first came to prominence in the late 1980s with her NBC soap operaAnother Her World and later became Hollywood's hottest star in the late 90s. Became one of the star girlfriends. She was on magazine covers and starred in big-budget movies opposite actors such as Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford.
