Sex and Tampa Bay

The family of John Graziano, the passenger in the Nick Hogan accident last year, is suing Nick, his parents and the driver of the Silver Viper that was racing with Nick before the crash. The suit is asking for the Hogan/Bollea family to pay for the One Million Dollars in medical bills along with future medical care for Graziano who is still in a minimally responsive state.

The suit makes some allegations which make Hulk Hogan look like an even worse father than we thought he was after it came out that he was fucking his daughter’s friend. According to court papers Hulk Hogan aka Terry Bollea was in the car with Nick when he received two speeding tickets less than a mile apart, and even though he was aware of Nick’s need for speed he still provided the boy with fast sportscars. Not only that, but on the day of the crash he loaned his Silver Viper to another friend of Nick’s. Before the August crash many witnesses reported seeing Nick’s Toyota Supra racing with the Silver Viper.

Here’s a question, what parent allows a friend of their son to borrow their expensive sportscar? That doesn’t happen in regular land. Also, the police report said that everyone was going to Arigatos for dinner. So, why the need for two cars, unless they were going to be racing around?

If that wasn’t bad enough, the suit also suggests that Hulk Hogan was providing his 17 year old son with alcohol on the day of the accident.

Sounds like another case of trying to be your kids friend instead of their parents.

The Hogan/Bollea family’s statements on the case focus on the fact that John Graziano was like a member of their family (is that a good thing?) and that Graziano hold most of the responsibilities for his injuries because he wasn’t wearing a seat belt.

In Florida fault is divided by percentage. For example, the jury could find that Graziano was at 50% fault for not wearing the seat belt and they would reduce the award by 50%.

But I wonder, since Nick was the driver doesn’t he have some responsibility for making sure his passengers are buckled up? If he had been pulled over it would have been Nick who got the seat belt ticket, not Graziano. At least that’s what they taught us way back in Driver’s Ed.

Do you think the Hogan/Bollea family should pay up? Or is it Graziano’s fault for not buckling up?