The 53-year-old “Gone Away” actress was reportedly driving her blue Mini Cooper on a suburban street in Los Angeles around noon when she crashed into the garage of an apartment complex. Heche was removed from the scene of the accident on a stretcher. Fox 11 The actress’ burned back was visible as she sat on the stretcher. Fox 11 According to the agency, bystanders tried to help Heche out of the vehicle, but she reportedly backed up and drove away before crashing into another home where her car was engulfed in flames. It appears that Hetse may have been under the influence of alcohol, as a bottle with a red cap was seen in the car’s cup holder shortly before the accident. However, the Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately be reached. A bottle was seen in Heche’s cup holder prior to the crash. TMZHer blue Mini Cooper crashed into a garage before speeding away and crashing again. TMZ Aerial video footage of the crash obtained by Fox11 shows smoke billowing from the home it crashed into. Sources told TMZ that Heche is currently intubated at the hospital, but is “expected to live.” Fire trucks were photographed rushing to put out the flames.Fox 11 “Her condition prevents doctors from running any tests to determine if she was driving under the influence of alcohol,” the paper also reported. Heche, known for her romantic romance with Ellen DeGeneres in the ’90s, has been open about her past battle with substance abuse. Hetse’s car was completely charred in the fiery crash. Fox 11 “I drank. I smoked. I did drugs. I had sex with people. I did everything I could to get the shame out of my life,” she told ABC News in 2020, adding that her choices were a result of her painful childhood. from being sexually abused by her father, Donald Heche. Aerial photo of a car accident scene. Fox 11 “I’m not crazy,” the “Six Days Seven Nights” star also said at the time. “But it’s a crazy life. I grew up in a crazy family and it took 31 years to get the crazy out of me.” Heche’s representatives could not immediately be reached.