Fathers, they are there when you fall down and hurt your knee, get your first trophy, and when you graduate from high school/college. When it comes to the lives of celebrities it pays to not only be famous yourself but when you have your father as one of the most well known Wrestling Champions you are bound to get special treatment. In the case of Nick Bolea, aka Nick Hogan his fathers fame, as well as his truly worked against his advantage.
Nick was street racing on August 26, 2007 in Clearwater Florida when the race went horribly wrong. He was going at such a high rate of speed that when he lost control of his vehicle and smashed into a palm tree the vehicle crumbled into pieces. Nick was not alone, he had his best friend John Graziano in the vehicle with him. Nick walked away from the accident with only cuts and bruises, but his passengers life was changed forever. John would be a bedridden and a quadriplegic for the rest of his life.
Nick turned himself in and was alter charged with reckless driving involving serious bodily injury which is a third degree felony and could lead up to 5 years in prison including fines. When it came time for sentencing, Nick plead guilty as his lawyers advised him that this will help with the plea deal, much to his surprise the judge was ready to throw that out the window. The judge wanted to make an example of Nick and sentenced the 17 year-old boy to 8 months in jail where he spent a majority of that time in solitary confinement.
Nick was street racing, but he was also a 17 year old boy who thought that he couldn't be touched because of how he grew up. the judge in this case was harsher on him because he wanted to show that there should not be special charges or lenient charges for celebrities. Nick should have received a very harsh punishment as he basically took the life of another human being as he knew it. The victim in this case will never be the same, but neither will Nick.
Fathers need to teach their children that regardless of the fact on how they grow up, rich or poor, they are just as responsible for their actions as everyone else. Nick hopefully has learned his lesson, but so should the judge in this case. An adult prison was no place for this boy, but the time served will never fade and neither will his friend who will never walk or speak again.
Nick's reaction to the sentencing was not that uncommon in this type of case. He was always taught that because of who his father was he was able to get away with anything. the actions that not only Nick, but also his father were those of disgust. Nick was heard talking about how his victim in the case was a negative person and he basically got what he deserved. Nick and his father both were aware that the phone conversations were recorded as it is posted in the jail at all times. Nick wanted to make himself look like the saint in this case when in all actuality he looked like the opposite.
Nick had numerous speeding tickets and he was known as a crazy car enthusiast even before he was old enough to drive. He did think he had a special get out of trouble free pass considering his dad is Hulk Hogan. Nick had a judgment error that night and it didn’t turn out for the best. Sometimes kids need to be taught a lesson and 8 months in jail was not a big deal. He needed time to think about what he had done. I don’t feel bad for him at all, especially after hearing the recorded phone conversation he had with his dad when he was in jail, bashing John and his family.
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