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Heather Locklear Crashes Car, Suffers Injury

Heather Locklear Crashes Car, Suffers Injury

Actress Heather Locklear attends TLC 'Too Close To Home' Screening at The Paley Center for Media on Aug. 16, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Amanda Edwards/Discovery via Getty Images)

By    |   Saturday, 16 September 2017 12:11 PM EDT

Heather Locklear was in a car crash in Thousand Oaks, California, on Thursday, and the actress, 55, reportedly sustained minor injuries.

The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department told ABC News that Locklear was driving alone in a Porsche at the time of the single-vehicle accident.

She was taken to a hospital. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected.

The accident occurred at about 5:40 p.m. Thursday when the star of "Melrose Place" went off the road and into a ditch, KXAS-TV reported.

Locklear posted on Instagram on Friday, thanking fans for their concern and assuring them that she is "home and good."

I'm home and good. Thank you for your concern!💋

A post shared by Heather Locklear (@heatherlocklear) on

Locklear, who has a history of drug and alcohol abuse, told E! News in January that she was making positive changes in her life and tying up loose ends.

"I am feeling great and am taking steps to enrich and better my life," she said, according to E! News.

She has appeared on TV in ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat," "Spin City," and TLC's "Too Close to Home."

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Heather Locklear was in a car crash in Thousand Oaks, California, on Thursday, and the actress, 55, reportedly sustained minor injuries.
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