Anne Heche Crash Reportedly Came After Star Seen Eratically Driving
drove her Mini Cooper into a house in the Mar Vista section of Los Angeles at about 11 a.m. Friday, and the house and car caught fire.
It took firefighters over an hour to extinguish the blaze, which destroyed the home. The homeowner was in the backyard and escaped injury.“Anne is in the ICU; she’s lucky to be alive,” a source close to Heche told CNN Saturday. “She has severe burns and has a long recovery ahead.
Her team and her family are still trying to process what led up to the crash.”Heche was driving at a high speed, L.A. police told CNN.
They are investigating the Mar Vista crash as well as an earlier one that they called a “misdemeanor hit and run.” Another report, from TMZ, says Heche had crashed into a nearby apartment building’s garage beforehand and drove off.
