Hogans Sued Over Son's Car Crash

[Emma]

Wrestling superstar HULK HOGAN and his family are facing legal action from the family of JOHN GRAZIANO, who was left seriously injured after a 2007 car crash.

Graziano's parents are suing Hogan and his estranged wife for failing to prevent the car crash. The wrestler's son, Nick Bollea, was driving his father's car at the time of the accident.

Bollea, 17, had his driving license suspended for a year in November (07) after Florida officials deemed him a dangerous driver, following an August (07) accident that left his friend Graziano needing nursing care for the rest of his life.

Bollea has also been charged with reckless driving involving serious bodily injury and will be tried as an adult when his case reaches court next month (14Apr08).

But his legal troubles don't end there - now the Graziano family has filed suit against Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, his estranged wife Linda and Nick, charging them with negligence.

According to court papers, filed on Monday (24Mar08) in Pinellas County, Florida, the Grazianos accuse the Bollea family of being directly liable for the accident.

(MT/WNWCZM/KL)

[ky2here]

It's an interesting legal dilemma. To what extent are custodial parents responsble for the action of their children? At what age does a proportionate amount of that responsbility shift to the child? There are different ages at which children can be charged as adults, this is a state issue. I don't really care about the celebrity angle but I think it will be interesting to see if this case proceeds.

I would hope it is thrown out of court. I'd like to see the plaintiffs given the option of seeking adult charges against the son only. I"d be surprised if the judge (and/or jury) could actually sentence the parents of a nearly legal child.

[schnoodle]

It's a legitimate suit. When I had teenage stepchildren I took out an "umbrella" policy just in case something like this happened to me.
It's sad to work your entire life to have someone come along and claim a chunk of it for something you personally didn't do