Celebrity Justice
Hogan's Injured Buddy Just Back From Iraq

John Graziano, Nick HoganThe Nick Hogan car crash gravely injured a US Marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq, returning just last October.

The St. Petersburg Times reported today that John Graziano, Nick's friend and passenger, joined the corps after graduating in 2003, serving twice in Iraq. The marine is still in "very serious condition," and his health status "hasn't changed since he arrived" at the hospital early Sunday morning. One of the men who found Graziano at the scene was the brother of one of Graziano's best friends.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ -- God forbid -- worst case scenario, Nick Hogan could face charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, if there's proof that alcohol, excessive speeding or drag racing were involved. The maximum sentence is 15 years in prison.

Witnesses told the Times that they saw Hogan's Toyota racing a Dodge Viper just before the crash.

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16. #6: I'm thinking the same thing. God bless him.

And let's hope the Hogan family takes away Nick's privileges and he doesn't drive for quite a long time...until he learns that it's a privilege, not a right.

Posted at 4:01PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Me

17. The Graziano boy is so handsome.
Everyone think some good, loving , positive, prayerful thoughts and send them his way. Hopefully he will be OK.
Sometimes the body takes a while to fix repair and recover from the shockit has taken. Let's hope that is what is happening and that charges never have to be filed
IN THE MEANTIME> HULK
TAKE THE LICENSE AND CARS AND FREELOADING LIFE AWAY FROM YOUR
NO GOOD KID>
Send him off to military school if the Graziano boy lives.
Your son is a first class entitled loser and has no regard for his or other's lives.
I hope you lose your MYV show, your 'good' name and your fortune.
Your son should not have had access to a piwerfull car like the one he was driving after ALL those speeding tickets.
He is an accident waiting to happen and LOOK WHAT HE DID>HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR daughter in that passenger seat with her head wrapped around a palm tree?
You as a parent should be ashamed of yourself. All research shows that teenage boys do not have completely formed BRAINS and impulse control...that is what parents are for. You should be held responsible for what your dumb a$$ son has done too.

Posted at 4:02PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Curious in Connecticut

18. nicks parents must be so proud of their punk hope they pay big time for this one....

Posted at 4:04PM on Aug 29th 2007 by laurie

19. This moron needs a wake-up call. Throw his sorry ass in jail and permanently revoke his liscence. He is an obvious menace behind the wheel of a car. Hopefully, daddy and mommy will show some tough love and make sure he pays for his errors, but, they probably won't. Unfortunately, he will probably not spend a single day in jail. Just another celebutard loser. Nothing new.

Posted at 4:06PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Spurs

20. ....MY PRAYERS go out to John and his family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....how sad!!!!!!!!!!!!.....brain injurys can take a long time to come back from...but it can be possible....we still don't know his injuries ...PLUS...as long as he is laying in a bed in a hspt he is at risk for pneumonia and hspt infections!!!!!!!!!!!....lets at least hope he is well enough to get into a rehabilitaion centre ASAP if that is needed so he can be away from germs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....POOR GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:21PM on Aug 29th 2007 by j from TO

21. This's not his first time of speeding, he never learn.
Let put him in jail for 5 yrs, then see what happen.......

Posted at 4:04PM on Aug 29th 2007 by racer...

22. I hope and pray that John recovers because all the money in the world can not bring
your loved ones back. I thought the Hogan was a better person and as a father he
should have taken away his son's vehicle at the first offence, He could have killed this
guy, who came back safe and sound after serving our country for 2 years. Nick could have killed someone else or himself.

I pray for John and his family that they all be strong and hang in there, John will be ok.
Hulk Hogan you suck! You were too busy watching out for your daughter but you forgot
to teach your son any valueable lessons about speeding, Your son escaped with just minor injuries and John and his family are suffering and you hired a lawyer already to
defend your son. John is someones son too so I hope to start you will get him the best
care and make sure his family are taken care of as they go through this very hard time
emotionally and physically! Show some humanity!

Posted at 4:07PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Just Shut the Hell Up!

23. He survives two tours of Iraq. Only to be taken out by Hulk Hogan's worthless, spoiled son.
~Damn shame!

Posted at 4:11PM on Aug 29th 2007 by laughing so hard

24. More star-struck law enforcemnt ... did you see the video of Hulk wandering around behind the crime scene tape? Think they would let YOU?!

I'm SICK of these BRATS and their absurd parents.

Posted at 4:11PM on Aug 29th 2007 by wadahoot

25. lets all pray the soldier lives. but lets all pray hogan and his family just go away. another rich kid out of control and having parents who allow it just makes them as guilty. do the right thing hulk, take the cars away and make the freeloader get a job and pay for all these tickets and johns medical bills

Posted at 4:13PM on Aug 29th 2007 by 03titan

26. Linda has great jugs. I love them.

Posted at 4:12PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Maui76

27. Just a thought....
I wonder if there are any episodes in this current season that deal with Nick and his driving "issues".....hmmmmmmmmmm. I'm sure if there is VH1 will edit the living day lights out of it....

Posted at 4:12PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Sarah

28. Just out of curiosity, if Nick can get 5 - 15 years, why didn't Lane Garrison (I think that's the right name the drunk driver who killed a passanger)? They even said in the article if they can prove alcohol, drag racing or speeding was invloved. I think Nick deserves to fry, even if this soldier doesn't die, but we all no it won't happen. I'm sure he'll get 90 days (if that) just like Lane Garrison. We live in a screwed up society. With all these celebs geting away with murder and drugs and breaking the law. Bob Dylan nailed it on the head when he said "It makes me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game".

Posted at 4:13PM on Aug 29th 2007 by lissabell

29. This was an Accident. Im sure that nobody intended for anyone to get hurt. Since everyone that is posting here is a SAINT, let me be the first one to say, these things do happen and its horrible. Just pray that John comes out of this with nothing but a bad memory and Nick learns that that kind of drving is for the track.

God Bless and My prayers for John, His family and the Hogans!!

Posted at 4:15PM on Aug 29th 2007 by Justin Barry

30. Does anyone know what is wrong with the kid in the hospital. No site states what happened to him, is he in a coma, broken bones...what kind of serious condition!!

Posted at 8:13AM on Aug 30th 2007 by K

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