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Other Driver in Hogan Crash Sentenced

Posted Feb 28th 2008 7:28PM by TMZ Staff

The driver who several witnesses say was racing Nick Hogan the night of the crash that left a man severely injured was sentenced in a Florida court today.

22-year-old Daniel Jacobs was driving a silver Dodge Viper owned by Nick's father Hulk Hogan on August 26 in Clearwater, Fla.

Hogan, whose real name is Nick Bollea, was driving his yellow Toyota Supra when he lost control on slick roads and hit a palm tree. Passenger John Graziano, a good friend of Hogan's, was seriously injured in the crash and is still in a coma, suffering from permanent brain damage.

Jacobs admitted he was driving the Viper, but did not cop to racing. A judge sentenced Jacobs to 90 days probation and ordered him to serve 25 hours of community service. He also lost his license for 90 days and must pay a $500 fine.

Hogan is scheduled to be in court on April 14.

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16. HA you cant put a white boy in the House LOL

Posted at 8:18PM on Feb 28th 2008 by nick cant drive 55

17. What a travesty of justice. Both these morons have takes a life and deserve punishment fitting to the crime - frontal lobotomies come to mind,

Posted at 8:19PM on Feb 28th 2008 by richard pierce

18. And then people wonder why kids behave the way they do ~ because there's no consequences, that's why!! That Hogan brat had better get something much stronger since he was driving the car that crashed and made his friend a living zombie. HE's the one that got the life sentence, not these other two that don't have a scratch on them. I'm just absolutely fed up with these young celebraties and celebuspawns getting away with things not one of us average Americans would nor should. If they are given all these special priviledges then they should be held to at least the same standard. What in the h*ll are these police, prosecutors and judges thinking???!!!

Posted at 8:34PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Juicy Lucy

19. I clicked by the show a few times, I honestly thought Nick was functionally retarded. He has slow wit, cannot communicate effectively with adults, could not finish high school. Yet he is allowed to hold a Florida drivers license, WTF?

Posted at 8:33PM on Feb 28th 2008 by FlBiker

20. Juicy Lucy - The judges and police are ALL in the celebrities pockets. I'm positive that Florida judges and police commissioners, etc. were paid to look the other way and let Nick's friend get thrown under the bus, as it were. Money can't buy class (obvious by the way the Hogans carry themselves) but it can buy priviledges.

Posted at 8:36PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Yikes-A-Hooty

21. Oh...poor soul. He lost his license for a whole 90 days and 90 days probation.....the humanity, how can this go on. I mean he could be laying in the coma never to be the same again.

Posted at 9:32PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Robin

22. Nick Hogan has never fully owned up to the role he played in this mess. It makes me angry; I can't imagine how the family of his "friend" John must feel. The Hogans need to grow up.

Posted at 8:40PM on Feb 28th 2008 by mana

23. LET'S SEE, HMMM..........

* $500 fine
* 25 hrs. community service
* 90 days without a driver's license

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, JUDGE. SILLY ME, THAT ADDS UP TO THE COST OF AN AMERICAN WAR HERO'S LIFE ...

Posted at 8:44PM on Feb 28th 2008 by noitall

24. This was not enough punishment. Ninety days of probation? Ridiculous. I hope for a far stiffer judgment for Nic's part.

Posted at 9:49PM on Feb 29th 2008 by squishers

25. AND HULK SAID GRAZIANO SHOULD HAVE HAD A SEATBELT ON! BAST**D....

Posted at 9:00PM on Feb 28th 2008 by mommas azz

26. I believe an eye for an eye you do drive by shooting you should be stood up and let somebody drive by and shoot your ass, you rape someone you get your s*******t cut off they should put him in the passenger seat of a car and slam his ass into a tree and if he doesn't die he ends up in the same state or worst.

Posted at 9:01PM on Feb 28th 2008 by littlebit

27. HEY NICK YOU GO VISIT JOHN GRAZIANO LATLY ,,?? YOU REMEMBER THE GUY WHO YOU PUT INTO THE HOSPITAL FOR LIFE ,,,REMEMBER HIM YOU LOSER ,,,DID HIS PARTNER NOT LEAVE THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT ?? FOR NORMAL PEOPLE THATS A CRIME ! MAYBE THEY SHOULD BOTH BE IN JAIL TILL THEIR FREIND GETS BETTER ( NEVER )` ,, WHATS WITH THE WHITE GLASSES THE BLEECH GETTING TO YOUR HEAD ,,STOP SNORTING IT ,,,YOU LOOK LIKE A TOTAL ASS HOLE ,, WHATS WRONG WITH YOU ,,?? HIT ONE TO MANY WALLS DRIVING ?? WHAT A DESCRACE TO YOUR FAMILY ,,,YOU CANT ALWAYS LIVE ON DADDYS COAT TAILS IF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS ,,

Posted at 9:01PM on Feb 28th 2008 by T-JAM

28. As part of his sentence Nick should have to work in a facility such as the one his friend will be in for the rest of his life, and actually work full 40 hour weeks caring for these patients needs. Maybe then he'll finally see the condition his friend is in. Visiting once in a while for an hour just doesn't cut it. I honestly don't think he "gets it", you know what I mean? Now we find out that Hulk was screwing around with one of Brooke's friends. This family is seriously messed up. Hope the courts take note of the joke of these rich peoples lives when they do their assessment for sentencing. Prison would probably provide the stability Nick doesn't get at home!!! What a joke these people are. Money doesn't buy everything.

Posted at 10:17PM on Feb 28th 2008 by Fave

29. What Bull S--T the injured passenger and his family gets a life sentence

Posted at 9:45PM on Feb 28th 2008 by malibu barbie

30. Fave I agree with you about Nick working at a facility but I think he should have to take care of his friend 16 hours a day 5 days a week for the rest of the man's life. And when his life ends then Nick needs to be sentenced to a facility to care for others for the rest of his life. Not allowed to have a license and let mommy and daddy be held accountable also in addition to Nick if he does not fullfill this obligation since he was under 18 at that time. He should never be aloud to have vacation because this young man sure can't enjoy that luxury. So whatever this young man can't do Nick shouldn't be allowed to do either. He took his freedom not by choice so Nick should loose his freedom as well.

Posted at 9:35PM on Feb 28th 2008 by littlebit

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