Car Crash Kills Armenian-american Boy

[Armenak]

LOS ANGELES - Actor Lane Garrison of the popular U.S. television show "Prison Break" was in a car accident late on Saturday that killed a 17-year-old Armenian boy, Vahagn Setian, and injured two other teenagers, Beverly Hills police said on Sunday.

 

Garrison, 26, was inside his sport utility vehicle when it crashed into a tree in Beverly Hills at about 11:50 p.m. local time, Sergeant Shan Davis said, adding that police were still investigating which of the car's four occupants was driving.

 

Garrison received minor injuries, but the 17-year-old boy was pronounced dead at Cedars Sinai Medical Center following the accident. Two 15-year-old girls were also injured, one critically.

 

The cause of the accident was a result of drinking and driving.

[MosJan]

What Garrison Did Before Fatal Crash

 

Posted Dec 5th 2006 12:15AM by TMZ Staff

Filed under: Celebrity Justice

 

Lane GarrisonTMZ has learned that "Prison Break" star Lane Garrison has hired powerhouse defense attorney Harland Braun in connection with last Saturday's fatal car accident.

 

Lane was at the wheel in his Land Rover on Saturday night when it crossed a median in Beverly Hills and crashed into a tree. A 17-year-old boy sitting in the backseat was killed and two 15-year-olds were injured.

 

Braun tells TMZ that Garrison had never met the three teenagers before the night of the accident. Braun says Garrison was at a local supermarket earlier in the evening when the trio recognized him in the checkout line and asked him if he wanted to go to a party. Braun says Garrison went to the party and had one drink. Braun says Garrison also had one margarita at a Mexican restaurant that night, but that was the extent of his alcohol consumption. Braun tells TMZ that as Garrison was leaving the party to meet a woman at his apartment, the three teens asked to accompany him. According to sources, the boy was an only child and was extremely well liked by his peers.

 

Braun says Garrison has no recollection of the accident, which Braun says rendered him unconscious. In fact, Braun claims Garrison's first memory was waking up at the Century City Hospital emergency room with a taxi coupon on his lap that had been given to him by hospital staff so he could get home. Braun says he was not told by hospital personnel that someone had died. He learned of the death later from a friend, Braun says, and was "totally despondent."

 

Braun says a sample of Garrison's blood was taken at the hospital, but it could take several weeks before the results are in. Braun says he doubts Garrison was intoxicated, but also says, "Who knows if someone put something in his drink at the party."

 

Braun also says Garrison's Land Rover had been experiencing alignment issues as of late and had been pulling to one side, and added that the SUV had brake problems. Braun says he is forwarding repair receipts to the police.

 

According to Braun, "Nobody knows what happened, it's a mystery."

[MosJan]

Garrison May Have Been Drunk At Time of Crash

 

Posted Dec 4th 2006 2:22PM by TMZ Staff

Filed under: Celebrity Justice

Lane GarrisonTMZ now has exclusive details of the "Prison Break" star's car crash Saturday night that killed a 17-year-old boy.

 

According to the Beverly Hills Police, actor Lane Garrison displayed "symptoms of alcohol intoxication." We're told alcohol containers were removed from Garrison's 2001 Land Rover.

 

We're also told Garrison struck a center median and lost control of his SUV in Beverly Hills and ended up hitting a tree.

 

Two 15-year-old girls were also injured. One has been released. One is in serious condition at Cedars Sinai Hospital.

 

Cops say they are investigating "Mr. Garrison's impairment."

[MosJan]

Police: Lane Garrison Was Driving In Fatal DUI

 

(CBS) BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills police said Monday that "Prison Break" actor Lane Garrison was at the wheel of his SUV and had apparently been drinking before it crashed Saturday night, killing a boy, 17, and injuring two other teens, one of them critically.

 

"Mr. Garrison displayed symptoms of alcohol intoxication, and the investigation into Mr. Garrison's impairment is ongoing," Beverly Hills police Lt. Mitch McCann said in a statement. "In addition to noting Mr. Garrison's symptoms, investigators also removed alcohol containers from the SUV, which was registered to Mr. Garrison."

 

The actor, 26, who suffered minor injuries in the crash, was not immediately arrested, according to McCann.

 

About 11:50 p.m. Saturday, the 2001 Land Rover was traveling northbound in the 300 block of South Beverly Drive, just north of Olympic Boulevard, when Garrison lost control of the SUV, which hit a tree, McCann said. No other vehicles were involved.

 

The three passengers were taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where the 17-year-old boy died.

 

According to published reports, the boy was identified as Vahagn Setian, a Beverly Hills High School student.

 

Garrison met the girls at a Pavilions market adjacent to the crash site, and they invited him to a party, his attorney, Harland Braun, told reporters.

 

Braun also told the Los Angeles Times that Garrison "thinks he was driving, but can't swear to it."

 

The Range Rover may have had mechanical problems, Braun said Garrison told him.

[MosJan]

why do i get the vibe that soon Harland Braun will say that Setian was the driver ??

[Takoush]

why do i get the vibe that soon Harland Braun will say that Setian was the driver ??

Mosjan; you know you're right, Braun sounds like he's trying to get his client out of the hot water and it sure isn't fair is it. Bums just bums. I feel very bad for Setian's parents, their only young son too.

Shad tsavali e.