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Prison
Break Star Accused of "Acting" in Court
8/4/07
Prison Break star Lane Garrison has been accused of "acting"
in court by the father of the boy who died in the 2006 crash in which the
actor was driving under the influence.
Garrison has pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular manslaughter
without gross negligence, driving under the influence and providing
alcohol to a minor..
In December 2006, Vahagn Sedian was a passenger in Garrison's Land
Rover when the actor lost control of the vehicle and crashed after leaving
a pre-Christmas party. The 17-year-old was later pronounced dead in
hospital.
Garrison appeared at a Los Angeles County Superior Court in Beverly
Hills on Thursday (02Aug07) for sentencing, where the parents of Sedian
took to the stand to give their accounts on how their son's death has
impacted their family.
In his statement to the court, Sedian's father accused the actor of
exaggerating his grief over the teen's death and criticized him for being
"selfish".
He told the court, "He is an actor. He is acting. He killed a
human being and he killed our son.
"Yesterday was one of the hardest days. It was Vahagn's birthday.
He would have been 18. Nothing we say here today will bring Vahagn back.
"He's selfish. He took no responsibility. He could have come to us
the next day and apologized, but he didn't."
Meanwhile, Michelle Ohana, who was also in the car with Garrison at the
time of the crash, has blasted the 27-year-old for initially lying about
who was behind the wheel, reports TMZ.com.
She told the court, "I was in shock when I heard Vahagn was
driving. How could he lie to me when I was in the hospital?"
Garrison faces a maximum prison sentence of six years and eight months.
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