Actress Anne Heche had hint quantities of cocaine in her system but was not impaired when she crashed her automotive right into a Los Angeles house, in response to an autopsy report launched Tuesday.
Heche, 53, died days after the fiery Aug 5 accident in which she slammed her Mini Cooper right into a Los Angeles home.
Her autopsy detected solely hint quantities of cocaine and no alcohol, Rolling Stone reported.
“There was no evidence of impairment by illicit substances at the time of the crash,” a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County coroner advised the outlet.
Heche’s trigger and method of loss of life have been additionally confirmed in the autopsy. She died from smoke inhalation and thermal accidents, and her loss of life was dominated an accident.
The autopsy additionally discovered proof of Heche’s marijuana use, but it was “consistent with prior use” in response to the coroner. Fentanyl discovered in Heche’s system had been administered on the hospital to deal with her ache.
The actress – recognized for roles in Donnie Brasco, Six Days, Seven Nights and different movies – was trapped in her automotive for so long as 45 minutes as the fireplace raged round her. She suffered burns on about 40% of her physique.
Before driving into the house in Mar Vista, she additionally crashed into a close-by house advanced, but drove away from that scene. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service