The ultimate post-mortem report of Anne Heche has revealed that she was not impaired — although there have been traces of cocaine in her system — on the time of the actor’s deadly California automobile crash on Aug. 5.
“There was no proof of impairment by illicit substances on the time of the crash,” mentioned Sarah Ardalani, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner, in an announcement.
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Heche, 53, sustained life-threatening accidents after she drove her blue Mini Cooper right into a Mar Vista dwelling, leading to an intensive hearth. She later died of a “extreme anoxic mind damage” which precipitated her mind to swell. She was declared legally lifeless on Aug. 11 and was faraway from life assist two days later.
Heche was trapped in her automobile for about half-hour earlier than firefighters may pull her from the inferno. The post-mortem report, which was launched Tuesday, claimed Heche suffered first-degree burns on roughly 40 per cent of her physique.
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Coroner officers wrote there was no alcohol in Heche’s system on the time of the crash. The actor did, nevertheless, have hint quantities of benzoylecgonine, the principle metabolite in cocaine, found in her blood.
This meant Heche had used cocaine previously, however not on the time of the crash.
A toxicology report revealed the presence of fentanyl in Heche’s system, however the substance was “obtained after she obtained therapy on the hospital and due to this fact is according to therapeutic use.”
Hashish was additionally found in a urine pattern from Heche, however was “not detected within the admission blood and is according to prior use, however not on the time of the damage,” the report claimed.
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Shortly after Heche was faraway from life assist, the coroner dominated her dying an accident.
The girl who lived within the Mar Vista rental dwelling the place Heche crashed her automobile has since sued the actor’s property for US$2 million. The girl misplaced her dwelling and most of her possessions on account of the crash, although she and her pets have been bodily unhurt.
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