The vehicle, which officials say is registered to Heche, crashed into a two-story home in the city’s Mar Vista neighborhood and burst into “heavy fire” on Friday, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Officials have not officially named Heche as the driver, but TMZ reports that she was behind the wheel of the Mini Cooper. They also posted a photo of her inside the vehicle. The LAFD says it had 59 firefighters on the scene to contain the fire and reported that one person, who was seriously injured, was rescued and taken to the hospital. Law enforcement officials told the Los Angeles Times that Heche, 53, suffered significant burns and was “considered to be under the influence and acting erratically.” According to TMZ, witnesses first saw Hetse’s car crash into the garage of an apartment building in the neighborhood, before the car plowed into the home on the city’s west side. Video from LA news stations showed the driver of the car being loaded into an ambulance, covered in a white sheet. The LAFD says it had 59 firefighters on the scene to contain the fire and reported that one person, who was seriously injured, was rescued and taken to the hospital (FOX LA) Heche appeared in Donnie Brasco, Six Days Seven Nights and Return to Paradise.
