She was not only charred after the impact… The United States and all Anne Heche fans mourn the disappearance of the 53-year-old actress, who lost her life on August 12 from serious injuries. caused by a tragic car accident. An accident that still raises many questions and to which the medical examiner gave some answers according to the National Library of Medicine.
As a reminder, the actress was embedded against the garage of an apartment complex, before again rushing against a house and setting the car in which she was on fire. But this accident would not be trivial. Blood tests were carried out shortly after and confirmed that she was under the influence of narcotics. In addition, she would probably have consumed cocaine before hitting the road, which did nothing to help her ability to drive, again according to these same analyses.
Inhalation and numerous fractures
But in the end, what did Anne Heche really die of? Is it the violent impact in his car? Smoke inhalation? Or something else? Our colleagues from Closer relayed information from the National Library of Medicine which revealed the results of the medical examiner. According to him, the actress died of smoke inhalation from the fire, as well as thermal burns.
“A sternum fracture due to blunt trauma” was another “important condition” of his death always according to the National Library of Medicine. Our colleagues explain that this type of fracture most often occurs when the chest is the victim of a violent impact with the steering wheel. 60 to 90% of these fractures would be caused by collisions and, of course, their frequency varies whether or not the seat belt is used.
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