This isn't because of a new incident, it's for an old one. Nick Bollea, the 17 year-old son of wrestler/reality show star Hulk Hogan, turned himself in to Florida police earlier today and charged with reckless driving.
The accident Bollea was arrested for occurred on August 26. Bollea was racing his Toyota Supra against a Dodge Viper when he lost control and crashed into a palm tree. The family says that Bollea wasn't speeding, though I don't know what their explanation for the accident would be other than "we are confident that the evidence will demonstrate that this was an accident." Bollea was also charged with having tinted windows and having a blood alcohol level of .02 or higher.
Bollea's friend, Nick Graziano, was in the passenger seat, and was critically injured. He remains in a coma.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-07-2007 @ 3:57PM
David said...
Bob, mon ami, this is a blog about TV shows and the biz, not about celebrities breaking the law. Please don't blog about stuff like this. We really don't care.
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11-07-2007 @ 4:18PM
Lenny said...
Bob's going to tell you that since the Hulkster and family have a reality show on, I think, VH1 that it's relevant. I suppose it is, but I would disagree with this being a newsworthy story. More of a "does anybody besides the parties involved really care?" situation.
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11-07-2007 @ 4:38PM
David said...
Ah, I didn't know they had a show. But I expect better from Bob, who along with Isabelle, is my favorite blogger here. This isn't TMZ :)
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11-07-2007 @ 6:59PM
Bill Pendry said...
Whoa, somebody needs to proofread this shizz. Each paragraph has an error.
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11-07-2007 @ 8:49PM
A Viewer said...
Bill is right.
How about you proofread your writing, Bob?
First paragraph: add "was" between "and" and "charged"
Second paragraph: change "blood alcohol leave" to "blood alcohol level"
Third paragraph: Delete the comma after "seat"
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11-07-2007 @ 9:34PM
Cincinnati Mike said...
Hate to add to the pile-on, but the dude in the coma is named John Graziano, not Nick.
Other than that, I don't have a problem with a little--I stress little--bit of celebrity legal news, if the resulting hits help you guys pay the bills. Same goes for the debate they're having at Cinematical, i.e., does a Winona Ryder nude scene count as news?
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11-08-2007 @ 8:05PM
T said...
Good job Bob! The hell with the negative comments. Hopefully next time Nick Bollea crashes, he runs over your critics as well!
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