Garrison's Evaluation

Lane Garrison, who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving in a crash that killed a teenage passenger, was ordered to undergo a 90-day evaluation to help a judge decide his sentence. Garrison will undergo a "diagnostic" by parole officers and psychologists in prison before returning for an Oct. 31 appearance before Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox. Garrison was driving a 2001 Land Rover on Dec. 2 when he lost control and rammed a tree. The crash killed Vahagn Setian, a Beverly Hills High School student. Two other passengers, both 15-year-old girls, survived. They testified at the sentencing hearing. Garrison had a blood-alcohol content of 0.20 percent, more than twice the legal limit and was under the influence of cocaine, according to the police report. Garrison pleaded guilty in May to one count of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, one count of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 percent or higher, and a misdemeanor of providing alcohol to a minor. Garrison faces a maximum sentence of six years, eight months in prison. The Los Angeles County district attorney's office has asked for a sentence of four years and eight months. Garrison had been free on $100,000 bail but was taken into custody after the hearing. See more Lane Garrison