Hulk Hogan and Linda Bollea‘s son Nick Bollea began to serve his 8 month sentence immediately after it was handed down to him today. The sentence stems from a crash that Nick was involved in on Aug. 6, 2007 in which he left the scene and his critically injured passenger John Graziano without rendering aid.
Not only will Nick serve jail time but he will also be under 5 years probation and in that time will have to do 500 hours of community service. The 17 year old will not be allowed to drink alcohol and will have his drivers license taken away for 3 years.
Hulk Hogan was present for the hearing and watched as his son was taken from the courtroom directly to jail. There was no time for goodbye’s.
The victim in the crash was a Marine and the judge wants Nick to use his community service time to do something positive, “that reflects what John did in his service to our country as a Marine.”
Because Bollea only had a few prior speeding tickets under his belt, the jury did not enforce a guilty verdict and allowed his “no contest” plea to hold up in court. Nick truly received a gift and will not have a felony conviction on his record when he turns 18 this summer.
Bollea’s lawyer was the only one to address the media and said that Nick was pleased with the sentence, and happy to get the court case behind him.
Hopefully the Graziano family feel like some justice was served and can continue to concentrate on John’s recovery. To see the picture of the car after the crash click here.