Police announced Thursday that they are investigating star Anne Heche for drugged driving following a horrific accident in a Los Angeles home that left her critically injured.
Detectives with a search warrant collected a blood sample from Heche and discovered drugs in her system, according to LAPD spokesperson Officer Jeff Lee.
Police Investigate Actress Anne Heche for Felony
Toxicology tests, which may take weeks, must be undertaken to more precisely identify the medications and distinguish them from any medicine she may have been given for treatment at the hospital remained Thursday, six days after the incident.
An email requesting a response from Heche's agent was not immediately returned. According to a spokesperson, Heche is currently in serious condition and has been in a coma since the tragedy, with burns that necessitated surgery and lung problems that necessitated the use of a ventilator to breathe.
On August 5, Heche's automobile crashed into a house in the Los Angeles westside neighborhood of Mar Vista. Flames erupted, and Heche, who was driving alone, was dragged away, Independent reported.
Heche, 53, was brought to the hospital and had her blood tested, where law enforcement sources claimed they discovered cocaine in her system. According to TMZ, fentanyl was also discovered in her system, but additional testing is needed to confirm whether the narcotic was there at the time of the crash because it is commonly used as a pain reliever in hospitals.
The US Drug Enforcement Administration classified fentanyl as a Schedule II restricted narcotic comparable to morphine but nearly 100 times more powerful, noting that two milligrams (less than a grain of salt) of the synthetic opioid can be deadly depending on a person's body size.
As reported by the Los Angeles Police Department, there were no reported injuries associated with the event for anyone involved at the time. All conceivable charges in the circumstance would have been misdemeanors. However, LAPD later discovered that a victim was hurt, and that victim sought medical assistance.
Lynne Mishele, the lady who resided in the house Heche burned, was injured by debris, and had smoke-related injuries. She was not hospitalized, but she was severely traumatized physically and psychologically. Witness Lynne Bernstein described the collision as horrific, saying he could barely breathe while attempting to get Heche out of the blue Mini Cooper she was driving.
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Heche's close friend agreed, telling the Daily Mail that she is in awful health and that the smoke inhalation is life-threatening. The friend asked that people please pray for the actress, saying that only God can rescue her now. Heche slammed her Mini into a garage block before speeding away, smashing into a hedge, and ending up entirely immersed in Mishele's home at 1766 South Walgrove Avenue.
Before the deadly incident at Mishele's residence, the footage shows Heche's blue Mini Clubman hurtling down a tight alleyway at breakneck speed. Despite a woman stepping over the exit onto the main road, she did not quickly brake, with the actress only hitting the pedal at the last moment.
The five-second film ends as the dazed pedestrian turns around to stare at the automobile as it speeds away into the distance. Insiders claimed they had a warrant to collect her blood because they suspected she was inebriated, but the findings may take weeks.
They claimed the actress might face hit-and-run charges for the garage collision, in which she rapidly fled despite being videotaped by stunned bystanders. Before the collision, a slurring Heche joked on a podcast about drinking vodka with wine chasers, stating she was having a really awful day at the time, as per Fox News.
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