Los Angeles salon owner says that he enjoyed a pleasant interaction with his client. “coherent” Anne Heche – she even bought a red wig and some supplies from him – about 20 minutes before slamming her car into a home and landing in a coma, according to the man.
Richard Glass, founder Glass Hair Design Photo taken by posing forHeche says that Heche is time-stamped for Friday at 10:35 AM. Police say that the initial call about a car striking a Mar Vista home was made just minutes before 11:35 a.m. on that particular day.
Glass says Heche – who is being investigated for possible DUI – seemed “sweet,”Sober and coherent. His photo shows her red wig, which she purchased for $125. Later photos show it sitting in the passenger seat of her Mini Cooper. TMZ.
“I was just so taken aback, and I was like … what happened?,”Glass shared his story with KTLA (watch it below). “Because like I said, she didn’t seem impaired to me.”
Glass’ shop in Venice is a few miles from the scene of Heche’s crash, a drive Google Maps estimates would take around 15 minutes. Witnesses said that Heche had seen Heche swipe a garage in an apartment building before entering the house. Heche was then freed and escaped.
“I posted the image and not even an hour later it started blowing up,”Glass said that the New York PostNoting that it was only a “random celebrity” sighting. “I didn’t expect — or suspect — anything at all.”
Police stated they have opened a DUI probe and obtained a warrant to take a sample of blood. However, it could take up to weeks for the process to complete. The Same photo showing the wig, a liquor bottle can be seen in the vehicle’s cup holder.
After being trapped in the house’s burning car for several minutes, Heche was finally freed. Heche was last seen in a coma after suffering severe pulmonary injuries.