Nick Hogan arrested for reckless driving - Page 3

Laurent · November 7th, 2007, 07:40 PM

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Because of what happened to John, the entire Bollea family will make it a priority to increase public awareness about the importance of always wearing your seatbelt.

. . . but will conveniently ignore the importance of not drinking and driving, the importance of driving the speed limit, the importance of knowing your actions have consequences, the importance of taking responsibility for yourself and your behavior.

Trixiebelle · November 7th, 2007, 08:15 PM

^**applause**^

stylejunkiex · November 7th, 2007, 10:41 PM

'Bout damn time.

sweetness · November 8th, 2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by january

Well, the kid's been punished enough for his part of the blame, hasn't he? Damn, the kid is better off dead now. I don't think that refusing to wear a seatbelt and getting into a car with a drunk speeding kid deserves the death penalty, or else most young kids would be dead by now.

Exactly.

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Originally Posted by january

Oh yes, Nick was drinking and speeding, but he doesn't deserve to be punished because the other kid wasn't wearing a seatbelt. If Nick had ran over a kid who was breaking curfew, does it mean that he shouldn't be punished because, after all, the other kid shouldn't have been out so late? What does it matter if the kid was wearing a seatbelt at all? This seems like a calculated attempt on the part of the Hogan's family to deflect blame, and its stupid, in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Laurent

. . . but will conveniently ignore the importance of not drinking and driving, the importance of driving the speed limit, the importance of knowing your actions have consequences, the importance of taking responsibility for yourself and your behavior.

Thank You.

Yes, the young man should've been wearing his seat belt, but there's no proof that he would've not been injured had he been wearing it. He might have been maimed just as bad or killed.

Part of the responsibility of driving a car is to make sure your passengers are safe.

Novice · November 8th, 2007, 05:36 AM

I don't know if its the same in the US but in the UK, if the passengers in a vehicle (in the front) aren't wearing a seatbelt the driver can be charged with it, as in (UK) law its the driver's responsibility to ensure that the law is complied with.
(Therefore if this had happened in the UK it would have been Hogan Jnr's liability that the passenger wasn't wearing his seatbelt)

ITA that even if the passenger had been wearing a seatbelt the the outcome may have been the same. Didn't the car have airbags tho? Weren't they proved to be safer?

curlysem · November 8th, 2007, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by january

Oh yes, Nick was drinking and speeding, but he doesn't deserve to be punished because the other kid wasn't wearing a seatbelt. If Nick had ran over a kid who was breaking curfew, does it mean that he shouldn't be punished because, after all, the other kid shouldn't have been out so late? What does it matter if the kid was wearing a seatbelt at all? This seems like a calculated attempt on the part of the Hogan's family to deflect blame, and its stupid, in my opinion.

I agree with you. I don't see why he should be punished for his friends who is in a terrible condition. And besides he should be ticketed for not wearing a seatbelt, and he wasn't kid to the point that if Nick was under the influence, why did he still ride with him. Stupid judment on the other moron.

curlysem · November 8th, 2007, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Novice

I don't know if its the same in the US but in the UK, if the passengers in a vehicle (in the front) aren't wearing a seatbelt the driver can be charged with it, as in (UK) law its the driver's responsibility to ensure that the law is complied with.
(Therefore if this had happened in the UK it would have been Hogan Jnr's liability that the passenger wasn't wearing his seatbelt)

ITA that even if the passenger had been wearing a seatbelt the the outcome may have been the same. Didn't the car have airbags tho? Weren't they proved to be safer?

I believe it did have airbags. That's why Nick wasn't badly injured as his friend was, because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt and Nick was. And your right. It is the same in US to charge someone for not wearing a seatbelt.

RevellingInSane · November 8th, 2007, 10:57 AM

If he were my son and hurt someone this badly, I would be facing assault charges for dragging the little bitch into the police station by his hair.

darksithbunny · November 8th, 2007, 11:05 AM

What is the jail time when found guilty on the charges? Anybody know?

Now couldn't they come back if the poor kid dies and charge him with manslaughter?

Sweetie · November 8th, 2007, 11:09 AM

In NC reckless driving doesn't warrant jail time, it's just 4 points against your licenses. Drinking under age will get you community service and the window tint is a $145.00 fine. Not sure about FL laws.

january · November 8th, 2007, 11:13 AM

This is a class 3 felony he's being charged with, although I am not aware of the jail time that he could be facing. If the kid dies, I'm sure it will be bumped to vehicular manslaughter.

Sweetie · November 8th, 2007, 12:39 PM

Well, they finallly said he wasn't speeding at a high rate of speed and that speed was NOT a factor in this crash.

"Investigators determined that Hogan was driving above 60 mph in the 40-mph zone, and also said that wet roads may have contributed to the magnitude of the crash."

E! News - Nick Hogan Arrested for Critical Crash

Elvira · November 21st, 2007, 02:11 PM

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Nov 21, 1:40 AM EST

License Suspended for Hogan's Son

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Wrestler Hulk Hogan's son is a dangerous driver and will have his driver's license suspended for one year, state officials said Tuesday.

Nick Bollea, 17, was arrested Nov. 7 on charges stemming from an August street racing crash that left a passenger in his car critically injured, Clearwater police said.

He turned himself in on charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury.

The Tampa Tribune reported a letter was sent to Bollea informing him Monday of the one-year suspension. He also received a letter telling him he has to pay a fine for driving 106 mph during the crash, if we wants to prevent his license from being suspended indefinitely. The amount of the fine was not known.

"We have the ability to suspend someone's license if we believe what they could be convicted of is a potential danger should this person remain on the road," said Ann Nucatola, a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles. "We've deemed him dangerous to the general public on the road."

A Hogan family spokesman, Adam Handelsman, has said previously that Bollea has no prior criminal record, and has challenged reports that he caused the crash by driving fast.

Clearwater police said the Aug. 26 crash happened when Bollea lost control of his 1998 Toyota Supra while street racing against a silver Dodge Viper driven by a friend.

Bollea's Supra struck a curb and spun across two lanes of traffic before slamming rear-end first into a palm tree. A report said Bollea was driving faster than 60 mph in a 40 mph zone.

Bollea's passenger, John Graziano, was not wearing a seat belt and was critically injured in the wreck. Bollea, who was wearing a seat belt, was not seriously injured.

Graziano, 22, has been deemed incapacitated, according to attorneys representing his father and mother, who are involved in a court dispute over who should care for him.

Besides the reckless driving charge, authorities cited Bollea for using a motor vehicle in commission of a felony, being a driver under 21 operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level of .02 percent or higher and having illegal window tinting.

Blood drawn about two hours after the crash showed that Bollea's blood-alcohol content was 0.055 percent. The blood-alcohol level at which Florida law presumes an adult driver to be impaired is .08 percent.

Graziano, a Dunedin High School graduate and U.S. Marine who served in Iraq, suffered a broken skull and has been comatose since the crash, according to medical professionals who examined him and submitted reports on his condition to court.

Source: NY Daily News :: Entertainment

Trixiebelle · November 21st, 2007, 02:36 PM

106 mph?? Where did that info come from? And his family says speed wasn't a factor?

Wonder how they're gonna spin the BAC of .055?

KrisNine · November 21st, 2007, 02:46 PM

Has anyone seen the video with this shitfuckers mother? Where she's racing the other car and being videotaped? She's talking about what a rush street racing is and how it's thrilling to out run the cops. What a dumb ass whore.