Hulk Hogan Son Survives Another Car Crash

Posted on August 27, 2007 at 12:58 pm (PST)

Hulk Hogan’s son Nick Bollea (17), and a friend, John Graziano (22), who was a passenger, were involved in a terrible accident while racing another car on a Florida street on Sunday evening that put them both in the hospital, and left the car totalled. People says:

Bollea, who was featured with the rest of his family on the pro wrestler’s VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best, was driving his yellow Toyota Supra down a four-lane highway in downtown Clearwater, Fla., when the car’s rear tires hit the raised median, police said. After fishtailing for several seconds, the car slammed into a 25-foot tall palm tree. “His car inexplicably left the road,” Clearwater Police spokesman Wayne Shelor tells PEOPLE, “and it was totally destroyed upon impact.” The cause of the crash is unknown, although police believe the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. “We don’t know exactly what happened,” says Shelor, “but we are investigating.” Bollea, 17, and his male passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle using the “jaws of life.” They were placed on a Medivac helicopter where they were flown seven minutes to nearby Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg.

You’d think after Nick wrecked his dad’s yellow Lamborghini VT in a fiery crash, Hulk would have stopped buying his son ridiculously fast cars. Nick would be safer on the road with one of those two door Honda’s that are built for great gas mileage, and require drivers to pedal to get the car up hills.

Hulk Hogan (aka Terry Bollea) was reportedly on the scene of the accident right after the crash. Reports said firefighters used the jaws-of-life to free Nick and his friend from the car. That was probably after Hulk Hogan carried the car to a spot where the boys could be freed from the car, and fire fighters requested he let them do their job after Hogan offered to tear the doors off. Today Nick’s friend is still in serious condition, but Nick is okay. Whew, that’s a relief! I hope his friend is okay too. The Hulk said today:

"My son Nick and a friend were involved in a car accident last night. Nick suffered minor injuries and has been treated and released from the hospital. At this time, his friend, John Graziano remains hospitalized. Nick is currently at the hospital with John and his family. His sole concern is for the well being of his friend. On behalf of my family, we ask that your thoughts and prayers be with John and his loved ones."

Nick is due in court on September 10 for a speeding charge earlier this month. Nick was stopped at 10:30 AM on a stretch of U.S. Highway 19 on August 10 by Pinellas Park police after his 1998 Toyota was recorded going 82 mph in a 45 mph zone. He was also cited for failing to wear a seatbelt. It’s clear that Nick is just as safe on the road as a drunk Lindsay Lohan.