Neighbors described to People the car accident that hospitalized actress Anne Heche.
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following dramatic car accident
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They explained the steps taken to save her and the resident of the house in which she crashed.
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following dramatic car accident
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Heche, 53, is currently intubated. A representative said she is in "stable condition."
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following dramatic car crash
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Lynne Bernstein, who lives in her home nearby with his wife, recalls how she...
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following dramatic car accident
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...and her neighbors, Dave and Gabriel, were able to talk to Heche moments after the accident.
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following dramatic car crash
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According to Bernstein, the vehicle went through "almost the entire" house and caught fire "almost immediately."
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following the dramatic car accident
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One of the neighbors reportedly climbed into the back of the car to talk to Heche.
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following dramatic car accident
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"She responded that she wasn't doing very well," Bernstein said.
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify following dramatic car crash
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"He asked her to raise her hand [...] if she was okay and she said she couldn't."
Anne Heche between life and death: neighbors testify in wake of dramatic car crash
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Bernstein says if they could have freed her before the fire department arrived, "she wouldn't be in so much pain."