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A neighbor has recalled the dramatic moment he raced to the scene of Anne Heche's car crash seconds after the horrific smash.
David Manpearl heard Heche's car race down the Mar Vista street at speeds of what he believes could be as high as 90mph, before it slammed into a family home.
Manpearl's doorbell camera captured video of Heche's Mini Clubman racing down South Walgrove Avenue, a normally quiet road, before a loud crash could be heard seconds later as the actor lost control of her vehicle.
Manpearl's home office looks out over his front yard on the quiet residential street which sits about five houses away from where Heche crashed.
Neighbor David Manpearl heard Anne Heche's car race down the Mar Vista street at speeds of what he believes could be as high as 90mph before it slammed into a family home
Manpearl estimated the car to have been traveling at close to 90mph. The video ends seconds later with a loud crash
'At about 10:50am I heard a car go speeding by and looked out my window where I saw the car going about 90 miles an hour. Within seconds I heard a loud crash at which point I ran outside in my flip flops because I knew someone was hurt and boy was I right,' he told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview.
Manpearl who has lived in the family friendly neighborhood said he ran towards the intersection where the Mini had crashed into the home.
'Before I approached the car, I saw the resident of the home standing barefoot in the debris. She was in shock and frantically asked me to help get her pets out of the house. I was able to get the leashes for her two small dogs and escorted her out of the side of her house. She had her two dogs with her and a tortoise.'
Manpearl explained how he then went to the car to help the driver who was wedged inside between the airbag and the seat.
'I tried speaking with her a few times asking if she was ok but she wasn't responding so I had to get closer. I was able to open the back door of the car and crawled half-way inside. This time when I asked her if she was ok, she said no.'
An earlier shot also shows Heche moments before the second accident at the wheel with a bottle of vodka with a red cap sitting in the cup holder
Actress Anne Heche has been intubated in a critical condition after crashing her Mini into a garage before speeding off and smashing it into an apartment block where it exploded
The 53-year-old suffered horrific burns during the collision and was recorded being dragged out of the mangled wreck by firefighters after it burst into flames in LA around 11am
Manpearl asked Heche if she could raise her hand to see if she was ok and she said no and made some grunts. That's when the hero neighbor felt water dripping on him only to realize another neighbor was squirting a hose at the car which had now caught on fire and was quickly spreading up the walls of the house.
'I tried to talk to her again and noticed it was getting smokey and the flames were now on my right and my left so I quickly made my way out of the car.'
The engineer made his way to the front of the house and attempted to put out the flames with another hose but realized it was useless because the whole house was ablaze.
By now nearly ten fire trucks had arrived on the scene.
'I was positive that the driver was dead. That she had burned up. It took at least 30 minutes for the fire department to douse the flames, extract the car
