A judge also handed down five years probation, 500 hours of community service and a three-year drivers license revocation. Nick will not be able to drink for the duration of his probation, and will attend DUI education classes within one year.

His family was there: daddy, Hulk Hogan, who prayed during the proceedings and grew teary-eyed, sister Brooke Hogan, and Hulk’s soon-to-be ex-wife, Linda.

Nick was arrested last November on reckless-driving charges stemming from an August 26 crash. An eyewitness told police that Bollea and a pal were drag racing upwards of 100 mph when Nick’s yellow Toyota Supra slammed into a palm tree. Two hours after the crash, alcohol was detected in his bloodstream.

John Graziano, who was in Bollea’s passenger seat and not wearing a seat belt, was seriously injured. A report filed in court in September said he likely spend the remainder of his life in a nursing home.

- US magazine

I know it’s tough to look at his passenger and says he’s going to stay in a nursing home forever but for Nick, he’s still a kid. If he had to reverse time, I am sure he would do anything to do that.

Lesson: don’t drink and drive and don’t speed as if there’s no tomorrow! You want to stick around to read my gossip column!

Hogan’s passenger, John Graziano, 22,  a Marine who had just completed a tour of duty in Iraq, remains hospitalized, reportedly in a coma. Graziano, who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt at the time, may have also suffered brain damage caused by swelling of his brain.

Hogan himself sustained minor injuries from the smashup, including a broken arm and ribs along with neck and knee injuries. He was treated and released from the hospital the morning after the accident.

The crash took place when Hogan’s yellow Toyota Supra sports car careened off a four-lane highway in downtown Clearwater, crashing into a 25-foot-tall palm tree. Investigators determined that Hogan was driving above 60 mph in the 40-mph zone, and also said that wet roads may have contributed to the magnitude of the crash. The Hogan family acknowledges that the recent rainfall made for particularly dangerous driving conditions, but denies that the accident was triggered by excessive speeds, despite police evidence to the contrary.

It’s a tragic.

Hogan is scheduled to appear in court on September 10 to answer the speeding charge. According to police, Hogan lost control of his Toyota Supra and crashed. While Hogan was treated at a hospital for his injuries and released yesterday, his passenger, John Graziano, 22 remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Reckless drivers should be seriously punished. Hogan is still under age so I wonder whether he will stand trial as a minor. If so, he’ll probably get away with it lightly. Reckless!