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Today in Clearwater, Florida, a judge sentenced Nick Bollea, son of famous WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan, to eight months in jail for reckless driving. Last August Bollea crashed his father's yellow modified Toyota Supra into a palm tree while street racing. Not only did he total the car, but his friend John Graziano who was riding shotgun that night will now require lifetime medical care for his critical injuries. The young Hogan was reportedly led off to serve his sentence immediately after it was handed down by the judge. In addition to the jail time, Bollea will also be on probation for five years and lose his drivers license for three. After all the hoopla that's led us to this point in Nick Bollea's tragic story, the only thing we can say is that the roads are probably safer tonight.
[Source: USA Today]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Robert @ May 9th 2008 7:04PM
I feel sorry for the dick but he does deserve it, a terrible shame about his mate though.
Johnny @ May 9th 2008 7:06PM
I dont feel sorry for him at all. I feel sorry for the other kid that is now a vegetable for life. Nick will be out in 8 months and live a full life for the next 50 years. Not the friend.
Johnny @ May 9th 2008 7:10PM
The sentence should be the same length as the friend being stuck in the hospital. When he is out Nick is out.
cly @ May 9th 2008 7:17PM
No doubt Nick got what he deserved and it should probably be more than 8 months. But the other kid should also take some of the responsibility. Sure he got the rotten end of the deal, but that's what you get for hanging out with the wrong crowd. It's tough growing up, but that's life. You pick your friends.
GatorLCA @ May 9th 2008 11:11PM
Not sure how you can feel bad for the kid in the passenger seat. He did decide not to wear a seat belt and Hogan did and look who's walking with no injuries
Johnny @ May 9th 2008 7:52PM
At Gator:
Just because he was not wearing a seatbelt doesnt mean he deserves what he got.
Just because a girl wears a miniskirt doesnt mean she is asking to be raped
Just because a guy enlists in the army doesnt mean the commanders can neglect their lives and have them be killed
Just because a guy jumps a subway turnstyle doesnt mean he should be tasered immediately and killed
Just because you get a job as a window washer doesnt mean your employer should slack off on safety
Just because you work at a meatpacking plant with sharp knives doesnt mean you asked for your arm to be cut off
I am all for personal responsibility dont get me wrong. But this Nick kid and especially his family have shown little remorse. Have you seen these people and their reality show? They dont seem to care about anything
Reader @ May 9th 2008 8:06PM
Yeah I feel sorry for the kid, but it's almost as much his fault as the driver's. It's not like the kid was like screaming for him to stop and let him out, he was probably encouraging him and enjoying it as well. On top of that, he chose not to wear a seatbelt. Hogan deserves the sentence for reckless driving, but I don't think the results of the passenger should really affect his case.
Now if it was a 6 year old child, then yes, he deserves a very extreme sentence, but it was one of his friends that wanted to ride with him. At least Nick got a sentence though and will have to spend some time in jail, maybe he'll learn something (probably not).
jgp @ May 9th 2008 9:35PM
No, it's not.
The only person responsible for the car crash is the person who crashed the car. Nick Hogan bears no less than 100% of the responsibility, and should be serving a life sentence for murdering his friend (yes, rendering someone a vegetable for life is murder. Period.).
pmiddle5 @ May 9th 2008 10:24PM
But he did not take applicable steps to protect himself. They are both dumbasses and both at fault. Obviously more so Baby Hulkster since he was driving the car like a dick and had a BAC of whatever but other guy did not protest and was not wearing a seatbelt. Sure he had a BAC as well.
Rocketboy @ May 11th 2008 8:08AM
I don't feel bad for either. And as much of an idiot the other guy was for not wearing a seatbelt, It still boils down to Hogan. I don't know about the rest of you, but if I have a passenger, my car doesn't start moving on a road until they have their seatbelt on.
tariq @ May 11th 2008 12:12PM
"Just because a girl wears a miniskirt doesnt mean she is asking to be raped"
hav to disagree with this one
Berto @ May 9th 2008 7:09PM
The sentence won't be the hard part. Seeing his friend will.
I can't imagine how it must feel to know that because of your stupidity and irresponsible behavior, one of your friends will now have to suffer for the rest of his life.
What a dick.
Wingman @ May 9th 2008 7:10PM
all i can say is that im surprised anybody in that supra survived
dskinner @ May 9th 2008 7:11PM
I don't think any sentance would make up for his stupidity, but it is better than what I was expecting. I wonder if his license suspension applies to the race-track, because he'll just take daddy's other cars there.
Unknown @ May 10th 2008 2:21AM
The DMV doesn't control what track owners allow on their private property. So yes, Nick can continue to demonstrate his inability to drive at the track.
catgirlshyla @ May 9th 2008 7:12PM
It should've been 10 years of Probation.....and 10 years of Community Service to attend to his friend hand and foot.
He crippled him.....He should clean out his bedpan.
Gabe @ May 9th 2008 9:41PM
Agreed.
Putting people in jail for this type of thing does nothing to remedy the damage they have done and although I feel for the friend, it was his responsibility to strap himself in just as it was both their responsibility to abide by the laws of the roadway by not acting or participating in any action that could have broken them.
Todd @ May 9th 2008 10:17PM
Also agree.
Jail is not the solution, just a waste of taxpayer dollars. He will be out in 2 months anyway and segregated the whole time he is in there so no butt rapes. The article does say he will have five years probation and three years with no license.
dodgeviper88 @ May 9th 2008 7:19PM
The sentence only shows that celebrity people would get away just with anything including the law. The worst thing is that they think they're untouchable and never learn from their mistakes.
Seoultrain @ May 9th 2008 7:23PM
sentence him to a Yaris for life.