Nick Bollea, son of Hulk Hogan, and his friend were injured after Bollea lost control of his car and struck a tree in Clearwater.
By Chris Echegaray
Published: August 26, 2007
CLEARWATER - The teenage son of Tampa Bay's most popular wrestler, Hulk Hogan, was injured after his yellow sports car careened out of control and struck a palm tree in the median of the four-lane highway on Court Street, police said.
Nick Bollea, known as Nick Hogan, 17, was driving with his friend toward downtown Clearwater when the wreck occurred, police said.
Bollea was less critical than the passenger, Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor said. Both were taken by helicopter to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. The high-speed crash occurred at 8 p.m., police said. The identity of the passenger was not released and their conditions were not available, Shelor said.
Bollea was driving his Toyota Supra eastbound on Court Street when they crashed. The car was destroyed on impact, police said. The Fire Department had to free the men. Hulk Hogan was at the scene.
Police said the wreck shut down traffic - eastbound and westbound - on Court Street, the primary traffic artery in the city. This is Bollea's second accident in as many years involving a sports car.
He was driving a yellow Lamborghini when it caught fire in Bay Harbor Islands in Miami in September, according to a Miami Herald published report. Bollea was driving the 2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT through a residential area, according to the Miami Herald report.
The car caught fire as he was driving and he was able to get out of the car before it burst into flames, the Herald reported last year.
Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, is popular for his reality show, "Hogan Knows Best" and is one of Tampa Bay's best-known celebrities. His children have gained notoriety because of the show.
Hogan had moved his family to Miami so his children could pursue acting and singing careers. His daughter, Brooke, has a music career, while Nick's passion is cars, according to a bio on the show's Web site.
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Nick left the hospital and is headed home to rest, he is ok, the other boy John, needs everyones prayers……….
