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Nicholas Bollea aka Nick Hogan, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, appeared before Pinellas County Court afternoon, changing his plea regarding his November 2023 arrest for misdemeanor DUI from not guilty to guilty of violating Florida's Move Over Act. That law, which was put into effect in 2023, requires drivers to move over a lane or slow down to 20 miles under the posted speed limit for any stranded driver on the side of the road with hazard lights or another emergency signal on. Due to the changing of his plea, there will be no trial.
Court records Bollea was fined $136 and sentenced to a 12 hour Advanced Driving Instruction class. As long as Bollea completes that class, it appears his driving license will not be suspended and the case will be closed.
Bollea was arrested the morning of 11/18/23 at 4 AM in Clearwater, FL. He was returning home from a bikini contest at his father's restaurant. He refused to submit to a breathalyzer test when he was taken into custody. Bollea had previously plead not guilty. Whether this change in pleading is part of an agreement with the prosecution remains to be seen.
The arrest report for Bollea noted that his 2021 Dodge Ram approached a traffic stop that had been set up. Bollea approached in the median lane and was signaled to pull over by officers. He did not vacate the lane and did not reduce his speed. The authorities "clocked" Bollea doing 51 miles per hour in a 40 mph zone. They proceeded after the truck and pulled Bollea over. They noted he had the strong "odor of an alcoholic beverage" and was described as having swaying balance, unsteady eyes that were glassy and bloodshot. It was noted he shows signs of impairment and "performed poorly" on field sobriety tests.
Police bodycam footage has been posted on YouTube. In the footage, Bollea initially denied even drinking after being pulled over. When a police officer stated that he could smell alcohol on Bollea, he stated that he had just kissed his girlfriend, who had been drinking. The footage also showed that his father Hulk Hogan arrived on the scene at some point after Nick was pulled over:
On 12/21/23, Bollea's attorneys filed a motion asking that he be allowed into venues that serve alcohol so that he can perform his occupational duties as a DJ. The court had ordered him "not to frequent bars, clubs or establishments where alcoholic beverages are primarily served" as a condition of his release, but he had asked that he be allowed to enter them in order to perform. Records do not indicate whether the court has not yet ruled on the motion.
The son of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, Bollea was seen on the Hogan Knows Best reality series that ran for multiple seasons on VH-1 as well as on WWE and WCW programming from time to time.
A decade ago, Bollea was involved in an incident while driving that left a family friend John Graziano permanently disabled. When contacted about Bollea's arrest. Graziano's mother told the local ABC affiliate, "I think it's a complete lack of respect for what his reckless driving did to my son. It shows me how life can go on as if nothing happened for him. I can only pray that before it's too late, he turns his life around."
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