MAR VISTA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) – Police are testing actress Anne Heche for drugs and alcohol after an accident in which her car crashed into a home in Mar Vista and started a fire, a source confirmed to Eyewitness News.
Heche remained hospitalized Monday after suffering severe burns in the accident. Because of her condition, a search warrant was obtained to test Heche’s blood for substances, according to the source. Such steps are commonly taken when investigating a suspected DUI accident, particularly when the driver is unable to speak.
The results of the laboratory work are not available to the authorities.
The accident was reported just before 11 a.m. Friday at a two-story home on the 1800 block of South Walgrove Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
“Anne is currently in stable condition,” read a statement from her friend and podcast partner Heather Duffy Boylston released Saturday. “Your family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect their privacy at this difficult time.”
Video obtained by Eyewitness News showed Heche’s Mini Cooper, badly damaged and burned, being towed from the home.
According to LAFD Capt. Erik Scott, firefighters arrived at the home to find a well-involved fire.
“When we got to the scene, we had a solo vehicle traveling at high speed on a vertical road and entering the house through the front yard,” Scott said. “That deep…about 30 feet in.”
Scott said Heche – who was officially identified as the driver behind the wheel – was trapped in the car as the flames spread from the vehicle to the house.
“She was talking to us at the time we were able to pull her out, so that’s a good sign,” Scott said.
Meanwhile, video that has since gone viral shows what appears to be Heche’s Mini Cooper crashing into a garage door at an apartment complex half a mile west of the Mar Vista home.
The woman who lives in the home was not injured, but neighbors say she lost everything in the fire caused by the crash. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help her.
A witness told ABC News the car stopped two feet from her.
Police said an investigation is underway into “hit-and-run offenses” that occurred prior to the Mar Vista crash. No arrests were made.
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