The son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan was released from the hospital a day after a car crash that critically injured his passenger, authorities said.
A Toyota Supra driven by Hogan’s 17-year-old son, Nick Bollea, was traveling at a high rate of speed at approximately 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Clearwater Police spokesman Wayne Shelor said. Bollea, which is Hogan’s real name, lost control and hit a raised median. The car flipped around, and the back end hit a palm tree.
Police identified Bollea’s passenger as 22-year-old John J. Graziano of Dunedin. He remained in critical condition Monday at a Bayfront Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.
The crash occurred on SR 60, which is a main drag through downtown Clearwater. Alcohol is not believed to have played a part in the crash. Shelor said the crash remains under investigation.
Bollea appears on the reality TV show “Hogan Knows Best” with his father, mother and sister.
The Nick Hogan high speed car crash may leave his passenger with brain damage. TBO.Com reports that the grandmother Catherine Graziano said her grandson, John Graziano, 22, was with the U.S. Marines in Iraq and her son – Graziano’s father, who lives in Dunedin – was nearly incoherent when he told her by telephone of Graziano’s condition, she said. She remembered her son saying something to the effect of her grandson may have suffered brain damage.
