More than 3,600 people have signed a petition requesting that the judge give Lane Garrison the maximum punishment in his vehicular manslaughter case.

Garrison is facing a maximum term of six years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence and two other alcohol-related charges. The charges stem from a car accident last December that left 17-year-old Beverly Hills High School student Vahagn Setian dead and a 15-year-old girl injured.

Along with his manslaughter plea, Garrison admitted he provided alcohol to minors and that he registered a blood-alcohol level of over 0.15 percent on the night of the crash.

The sentencing was postponed in August when a judge ruled that Garrison should get a psychiatric evaluation to help decide his sentence.

At the August hearing, Garrison told the judge, “This is an out-of-body experience for me. I’m reminded of that night every day and I think about the bad decision I made. I am so sorry.”

The actor, who played Tweener on the FOX’s Prison Break, was driving his Land Rover SUV in Beverly Hills with three teenage passengers on the night of Dec. 2 when the vehicle struck a tree.

Garrison later recorded a two-minute public service announcement warning young people about drinking and driving.

You know, I can’t help but feel bad for Lane. Yes, what he did was inexcusable and stupid. But everyone makes mistakes, and some have very, very grim outcomes. I also believe that everyone deserves a second chance. I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve jail time, but I think nearly seven years is a bit harsh.

He would be better off doing an assload of community service and other proactive things for the community. I feel I can speak on this matter because my brother was killed in a drunk driving accident. Lane seems truly sorry for what he did and I can’t imagine the burden he will have to carry around for the rest of his life.

Let this serve as a reminder kids, it might be a holiday, but don’t drink and drive. Can you imagine being in the position Lane is in? I bet he thought it would never happen to him either.

UPDATE: LANE HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN PRISON

From TMZ.com:

A judge has sentenced “Prison Break” star Lane Garrison to a total of forty months — nearly four years — in state prison for the drunk driving crash that caused the death of 17-year-old Vahagn Setian.

As he sentenced him, Judge Elden Fox told Lane he thought he was a human being who made a very bad mistake — and that he committed a crime and devastated three families.

Fox told Garrison, “I think you are truly remorseful,” but sentenced him to prison because “the public needs to know crimes like this need to be punished and, unfortunately, you have to be the messenger.” The sentence was based on Garrison’s lack of prior criminal history and that he admitted responsibility, pleaded guilty right away and has offered the families financial assistance.

Before sentencing, a highly emotional Garrison told the victims’ families he was “genuinely remorseful” and “sickened” by his behavior that night.

Garrison he will get credit for the 91 days he has already served. That, combined with California’s Work Time/Good Time early release program, means he will likely be in state prison for about 20 months.

He must also pay close to $300,000 to the Setian family and to the two girls who were in the car.

Lane was quiet after the sentence was handed down and was taken away in handcuffs.