Recent reports about the death of actress Daveigh Chase say that her mother, Cathy Chase, believes her daughter’s decline began after a 2016 motorcycle accident that resulted in a back injury. According to Cathy, Daveigh was prescribed painkillers, developed an addiction, and later became involved with harder drugs and unhealthy social circles.

In interviews following her daughter’s death, Cathy said she saw a dramatic change in Daveigh after the injury and subsequent substance use. She described years of trying to help her daughter, including searching homeless encampments and attempting to reconnect after jail stays. Cathy said she never stopped looking for her.

Reports indicate that Daveigh Chase died at age 35 from meningitis and a blood infection that led to sepsis and organ failure. She had reportedly been hospitalized shortly before her death and was also suffering from malnutrition.

Daveigh Chase was best known for voicing Lilo Pelekai in Lilo & Stitch and portraying Samara Morgan in The Ring.

If you’d like, I can also summarize the full timeline of events leading up to her death