Posted Apr 22nd 2009 2:40PM by TMZ Staff
Lane Garrison has reached a financial settlement with the parents of the 17-year-old kid he killed in a drunken car crash back in 2006.
We've also learned the former "Prison Break" star has reached a financial settlement with one of the survivors of the crash, Michelle Ohana.
The exact amount that he paid both parties is confidential.
Garrison is still behind bars, serving out his 40 month sentence for vehicular manslaughter and two other alcohol related charges.
The parents of Vahagn Setian had filed a civil suit against the actor last year -- demanding payment for wrongful death and gross negligence.
Ohana, who was 15 at the time of the crash, was injured so badly, she spent the following 2 months in a wheelchair.
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Posted Mar 8th 2007 10:30AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned that Lane Garrison will be charged today with vehicular manslaughter, a felony.
Garrison was at the wheel last December when he plowed into a tree in Beverly Hills. Vahagn Setian, a 17-year-old high school student who was a passenger in the car, was killed.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney will also charge Garrison with driving under the influence. He will also be charged with providing alcohol to a minor.
Garrison's lawyer, Harland Braun, tells TMZ his client has arranged with the D.A. to voluntarily surrender to the court at 1:30 PM. We're told the D.A. will ask for $200,000 bail.
We're told Garrison's blood-alcohol level was .20, more than twice the legal limit.
Significantly, the D.A. is not alleging Garrison acted with "gross negligence." That's important because the enhancement of gross negligence would increase the maximum prison time.
If convicted, Garrison faces a maximum of 6 years in prison.
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