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In this 2006 file photo, Nick Bollea, son of wrestler Hulk Hogan, arrives at a nightclub in Los Angeles. A judge in Florida said Bollea, the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving.
CLEARWATER, Fla. (Map, News) - A judge in Florida says the 17-year-old son of wrestler Hulk Hogan should serve eight months in jail for reckless driving. Nick Bollea was led off to begin his sentence immediately after Friday's ruling. He will be on five years' probation and lose his driving privileges for three years.
Authorities say Bollea was racing a friend in his father's sports car when he clipped a curb, spun out of control and slammed into a palm tree in downtown Clearwater, Florida, last August.
The impact left his friend critically injured and in need of lifetime medical care.
Bollea pleaded no contest to the reckless driving charge.
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7:13 PM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "Hulk Hogan's son sentenced to 8 months for crash"
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Examiner Reader said:
9:34- Agreed. The guy wasn't wearing a seat belt which, just as public saftey officials and law enforcement suggest, minimize injuries and save lives. Reckless driving and DUI I understand, but my guess is he wasn't telling Nick to slow down.
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He voluntarily sat in the car. Blame others. Congratulations America!
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