Hogan Knows Best's Terry Bollea, popularly known as wrestling star Hulk Hogan, wife Linda Bollea and son Nick Bollea are now listed as defendants to a lawsuit filed by the family of John Graziano, who was critically injured in the crash of a car driven by Hulk Hogan's teenage son.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Pinellas County, Florida, claims that aforementioned stars of Hogan Knows Best were responsible for the car crash that happened in Clearwater, Florida on August 26, 2007 that left Nick's friend, 22-year-old Graziano, on life support with serious brain injuries.  Aside from holding Nick's parents accountable for Nick's "reckless and negligent driving," it also insinuates that Hulk Hogan and his wife helped fuel their son's need for speed.

"Oh, I love it. I love it," Linda once said of her son's driving, according to the lawsuit.  "The rush, the speed on the road, stereo-blasting, heart-pounding, racing in between all the cars [and] dodging the cops.  It's awesome."

"They not only encouraged it," Kimberly Kohn, an attorney for the guardian of John Graziano, said. "But they did not take appropriate action to stop it and to protect the safety of the public."

The lawsuit also runs through a history of Nick's driving career, from the day he got his license in 2005, to the two times he was pulled over in 2006 for allegedly blowing past 100 mph, to the three speeding tickets he rated in 2007.

John's parents, Edward and Debra Graziano, did not ask for a specific amount of damages but said that John may need millions of dollars to pay for medical care for the rest of his life.  He remains hospitalized with head injuries.

"He never will be fully the John he was before," George Tregos, an attorney for the parents, said at a news conference.

Meanwhile, Hulk Hogan's reality series, Hogan Knows Best, will continue though the focus will shift to his daughter Brooke in the spin-off Brooke Hogan Knows Best.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Reuters
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