Showing posts with label wrestler. Show all posts
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Hulk Hogan's Son Released from Jail

Nick Bollea, the son of wrestler Hulk Hogan, has been released from a Florida jail on Tuesday morning after serving five months for causing a serious car crash. He had pleaded no contest in May to causing the crash. He was arrested last year after speeding on a a busy street and crashing his father's car, causing his passenger to become permanently disabled. He had the possibility to spend five years in prison, but the family of the injured passenger requested a lesser sentence.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Hulk Hogan’s Son Sentenced to Jail Time

The wrestler Hulk Hogan’s son, Nick Bollea, was sentenced to serve eight months in jail on Friday after he pleaded no contest to causing a car crash that seriously injured his friend. He was also ordered to serve five years of probation and surrender his driving privileges for three years. The family of the friend that was injured asked the judge to impose a sentence of up to a year in jail, which is less than the five years he could have received.

Nick Bollea was arrested last November and charged with felony reckless driving that caused a serious bodily injury after he was speed racing is father’s 1998 Toyota Supra and hit a curb. He then spun into traffic and hit a palm tree. His friend was in the car at that time and was seriously hurt. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt and suffered a broken skull and other severe injuries. Bollea was not seriously hurt, but he had alcohol in his system at the time of the accident. He was cited for being a driver under the age of 21, operating a vehicle with blood-alcohol level of 0.02 percent or higher, and having illegal window tinting. He will have to attend DUI classes and he can’t drink alcohol as terms of his probation.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Hulk Hogan Being Sued Over Son’s Car Accident

The wrestler Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, is being sued by the man who was seriously injured in a car crash that involved Hogan’s son. John Graziano’s attorneys filed a lawsuit on Monday in Clearwater against Hogan. The lawsuit claims that Hogan and his wife are responsible as the parents of their son, Nick Bollea, who is currently facing a criminal charge of reckless driving involving serious bodily harm.

Graziano was a passenger in Nick’s Toyota Supra when he lost control of the car and crashed into a tree. Graziano wasn’t wearing a seat belt during the accident and was put in a semiconscious state afterwards. He states that he will require care for the rest of his life.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Hulk Hogan’s Wife Files For Divorce

Hulk Hogan’s wife, Linda Hogan, has filed for divorce against the wrestler. Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, told the St. Petersburg Times that he didn’t know that his wife had filed for divorce. He was informed through a reporter that told him how the paper work was submitted to the Pinellas County court on Tuesday.

The couple has recently starred in the VH1 reality series “Hogan Knows Best” with their two children.