Anne Heche's crash site

This is the location where actress Anne Heche died in a car accident.

It is situated at 1766 Walgrove Avenue in Los Angeles, California.

Heche was best known for starring in Hollywood movies such as Donnie Brasco (1997), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), and Six Days, Seven Nights (1998). She also portrayed Vicky Hudson and Marley Love on NBC's soap opera Another World.

On August 5th, 2022, a doorbell camera captured Heche speeding eastward along Preston Way. Seconds later, her blue Mini Cooper crashed through the living room wall of this house on Walgrove Avenue.

Although the actress survived the initial impact, she suffered severe burns, a fractured sternum, and serious brain damage.

When the first witness arrived at the scene, the blaze was so heavy and unapproachable that he was thoroughly convinced the motorist was already dead. By that stage, the flames were inside the car, and the thick black smoke had become too much to bear.

Despite this, Heche managed to stay alive.

Unfortunately, she was sitting in her vehicle for 30 minutes before she was finally rescued. During this period, the oxygen supply to her brain was severely restricted due to smoke inhalation.

Video footage from an overhead news helicopter showed Heche struggling with the paramedics as they attempted to wheel her into the ambulance.

It is likely that this reaction was caused by a combination of shock and pain. She may also have been completely disoriented due to her brain injury.

After being loaded into the back of an ambulance, she eventually lost consciousness.

On August 11th, Heche's family announced that she was in a coma and that she wasn't expected to survive her injuries.

Later that day, the 53-year-old was legally declared dead. However, her body was kept on life support so that the medical team could assess whether or not her organs could be donated.

On August 14th, it was announced that doctors had performed the donation procedure and that Heche's body had been taken off life support.

This house on Walgrove Avenue was left structurally compromised following the fatal crash. The homeowner also lost many of her personal possessions in the ensuing fire.

Shortly before the incident, Heche had collided with a garage wall near Lake Street. Although photographs appeared to show a bottle of liquor in her cupholder, it was later determined that there was no alcohol in her system.

When bystanders asked the actress to get out of the car, she refused and drove off again.

At that point, she raced along Preston Way at a high speed before crashing into this house on Walgrove Avenue.

Photos

Photos of the house and other related images.

1766 Walgrove Avenue

This Google Street View image of 1766 Walgrove Avenue was taken in February 2022.

The house was built in 1952 and is 738 square feet in size.

Due to its prominent location, Zillow estimates that the house is worth more than $1 million.

Map

Heche's first collision occurred at the back of 1130 Lake Street, when she struck the corner of a garage.

Although bystanders surrounded her Mini Cooper and pleaded with her to get out of the vehicle, she refused and drove off.

At that point, she turned left, right, and then left again.

Shortly before the final crash, a doorbell camera captured her speeding along Preston Way.

First crash

The first crash occurred at the corner of this garage building off Lake Street.

Photos of the incident show that the troubled actress looked disheveled and that there appeared to be a small bottle of liquor in her cupholder. However, an autopsy later revealed that there was no alcohol in her system.

After ignoring pleas from bystanders to get out of the vehicle, she reversed and then drove off in the direction of the blue arrow.

Coordinates: 34.003563, -118.458890

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Route

After driving away from the first crash, Heche made her way through this residential garage area and took a left.

She then pulled out onto Penmar Avenue before taking another left onto Preston Way.

Crash

After speeding along Preston Way, Heche drove straight into the house at 1766 Walgrove Avenue.

Google Street View

This Google Street View image shows what it would have looked like from her perspective.

Ring doorbell

A Ring doorbell on Preston Way captured her vehicle speeding through the neighborhood.

It took the actress four seconds to drive between the doorbell camera and the house that she crashed into. Google Maps shows that the distance between these two points is 150 meters.

This indicates that she was driving approximately 80 miles per hour (129 km per hour).

Cabrillo Avenue

Earlier that morning, at around 10.45 a.m., Heche was recorded driving along this section of Cabrillo Avenue. Onlookers said the actress was speeding and circling back and forth.

This road is 1.3 miles southwest of the garage that she crashed into on Lake Street. It takes roughly 6 miles to drive between the two locations.

A special thanks to Stephan Krueger (@stubbenkammer on Twitter) for locating where this footage was captured.

Coordinates: 33.990506, -118.468386

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