Hollywood actress Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, one week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles building
Heche, best known for 1990s movies"Donnie Brasco" and"Six Days, Seven Nights", crashed her car into a two-storey house in the Mar Vista neighbourhood of Los Angeles.
Having lost all brain function, she is "legally dead according to California law," though her heart is still beating as her family keeps her body on life support while exploring organ donations, spokesperson Holly Baird said on Friday. "Anne will be deeply missed but she lives on through her beautiful sons, her iconic body of work, and her passionate advocacy.
The violent collision resulted in "structural compromise and... heavy fire" at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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