Nick Hogan seriously injured in auto accident

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Wrestling star's son hurt in Florida car wreck, police say

 

(CNN) -- The teenage son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan and a companion were seriously injured in a high-speed car accident in his hometown of Clearwater, Fla., Sunday evening, a police spokesman said.

 

Nick Bollea was the driver of a Toyota Supra that went out of control and slammed into a palm tree while headed out of downtown Clearwater at a "high rate of speed" about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor said. "It destroyed the car," he said.

 

Hogan, one of the top professional wrestlers of the 1980s and 1990s, is now featured in the VH1 reality show "Hogan Knows Best." His son, wife and daughter regularly appear on the show.

 

A helicopter took Bollea and his passenger, whose identity was not immediately released, to a hospital in nearby St. Petersburg after paramedics removed them from the wreckage, Shelor said.

 

"They're both down there. Nick's father is down there," he said. (Posted 9:35 p.m.)

 

(thanks to Chris Malito)

 

 

credit: GERWECK.NET

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Alvarez:

 

Nick Hogan update. He's seriously injured and the car was totalled. Hulk is at the hospital.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

He's always come off as a spoiled moron who feels he's entitled to whatever he wants. I don't wish him ill or anything, but this sounds like it was entirely his fault.

[swan 0]

couple of pics here:

 

http://www.4w-forums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=25959

 

cnn has video from the scene.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/26/h...sh/#cnnSTCVideo

 

"One episode documented the son's interest in a type of high-speed car racing known as "drifting."

 

Shelor said there was no evidence of drag racing or "drifting" in Sunday's wreck.

 

Police said Bollea -- known to viewers as "Nick Hogan" -- was not as seriously hurt as his passenger, who was listed as critical."

 

[Bruiser Chong 0]

He may be Hulk Hogan's son, but he drives like Magnum TA.

[zappafrank 0]

He's always come off as a spoiled moron who feels he's entitled to whatever he wants. I don't wish him ill or anything, but this sounds like it was entirely his fault.

 

I agree completely. I also don't wish him any ill will, but he's always come across as a smarmy punk. I'm not at all surprised as I've learned the available details of the accident.

[zappafrank 0]

He may be Hulk Hogan's son, but he drives like Magnum TA.

 

...except that Magnum for certain wasn't doing anything stupid.

[MFer 0]

As overprotective as Hulk comes off as on his show, it's gotta be killing him to see something like this happen.

[Star Ocean 3 0]

He's always come off as a spoiled moron who feels he's entitled to whatever he wants. I don't wish him ill or anything, but this sounds like it was entirely his fault.

 

I agree completely. I also don't wish him any ill will, but he's always come across as a smarmy punk. I'm not at all surprised as I've learned the available details of the accident.

 

it's a tv show

[Vanhalen 0]

Now there are rumours going around that Hulk and Nick were actually racing each other, Hulk in a silver dodge viper

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http://wrestlingdb.com/lp/http://www.pwtor...cle_21507.shtml

 

http://wrestlingdb.com/lp/http://www.pwtor...cle_21506.shtml

 

 

[MillenniumMan831 0]

That's ashame /Seinfeld

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PW Torch reports (via TMZ) the following about Nick's driving record (http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_21482.shtml):

 

TMZ.com reports today that Nick Hogan, over the last 12 months, has been caught speeding four times, including doing 115 in a 70 zone, 57 in a 30, and 106 in a 70. He only got his license last year.

 

 

The Torch is also reporting (via CNN) the following (http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_21511.shtml):

 

If the passenger dies, Nick could be charged with vehicular manslaughter, facing a potential of 15 years in state prison. Nick is 17 years old.