Anne Heche’s autopsy confirmed that substances present in her system at the time of her death did not affect her ability to drive.
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According to a Los Angeles County medical examiner’s report obtained by Page Six on Tuesday (6 Dec 22), as illicit substances were found in the body of the late 13 Minutes star at the time of her death, it was determined that they were not a key factor in the car accident that killed her. Anne Heche died in August after her Mini Cooper crashed into a house in California, catching fire.
The coroner’s report revealed that a toxicology screen of his urine was positive for cocaine, cannabis, benzodiazepines and fentanyl. The substances, however, had been in the body for some time, and “there was no indication of impairment by illicit narcotics at the time of the accident.”
According to People, the report also cites the absence of alcohol in his body.
The medical examiner ruled that his death was accidental and caused by inhalation and thermal injuries. The fracture to her sternum was treated as secondary, although the coroner advised that “breathing would have been painful when she was in her vehicle”.
The doctor also estimated that she was stuck in her car for half an hour before first responders were able to extricate her. During this time, her car was charred, her clothes almost entirely burned and Anne Heche suffered second-degree burns to 12% of her body.