Hogan Family As Bad As Oprah

Nick Hogan turned himself in this morning on charges of reckless driving involving serious bodily injury in connection (a third-degree felony, punishable by a maximum five years in prison); using a motor vehicle in commission of a felony; being under age 21 and operating a vehicle while having a breath-alcohol level of .02 percent or higher; and having illegal window tinting. His actual blood alcohol level was 0.055 percent which would not be legally drunk in any state, but is above the .02 limit for minors.

When you look at someone like Lane Garrison and then you look at Oprah, and now the Hogan family, you see a huge difference and you have to respect Lane for what he did after the crash, and wish everyone else would follow his lead.

In a twenty line statement released by the Hogan family attorneys, approximately three lines were devoted to the recovery of John Graziano who was a passenger in the vehicle when it crashed, and will be hospitalized for the remainder of his life.

Here is the entire statement:

"Nick and the entire 'Hogan' Bollea family are saddened that criminal charges have been filed in regards to the tragic single car accident on August 26, 2007. Nick will meet and answer these charges in the appropriate arena – a court of law. The family's primary focus and concern still remains for the continued recovery of Nick's longtime friend John Graziano. The Bolleas will also continue to stand by the Graziano family and help them in any way they can.

Actually 2.5 lines devoted to the recovery of John. Notice that only the Hogan family is saddened that criminal charges were filed against Nick. They don't say the Graziano family is upset about the charges do they? Also, do you think there is any way in this world that if Brooke was a passenger in a car and this happened to her, that the Hogans would be saddened if criminal charges were filed against that driver? Hypocrites. It is also clear that by releasing this statement, their "primary focus and concern" is not on John, but instead on getting Nick off.

"The tragedy to both families is compounded by the fact that unfortunately John was not wearing his seatbelt. Thankfully, Nick was wearing his. Because of what happened to John, the entire Bollea family will make it a priority to increase public awareness about the importance of always wearing your seatbelt.

What the Hogans are saying is "It's not Nick's fault that John is in a hospital, it's John's fault for not wearing a seatbelt. Nick wore a seatbelt and is fine, and if that Graziano kid wore one he would be fine too. But, because this is sad, we are going to do some PSA's to get people to wear their seatbelt. Maybe we will even roll out some people in wheelchairs to make us look better."

"There has been much speculation as to the speed and wet road conditions surrounding this accident. Although all the evidence has not been evaluated, preliminary reports from the experts indicate that this was not, in fact, a high-speed accident.

Ummm. What experts? They could be related to the experts Oprah hired to investigate her school. Those "experts" do get around don't they? It seems that it would be pretty easy to say if the road was wet or not wet, and to determine the speed. When the "experts" get done they will say it was sunny and dry even though it was wet and at night. They will also determine that Nick was going 20 miles per per hour and braked abruptly to keep from running into a group of nuns crossing the street, but not in an approved crosswalk, and thus saving them from certain death at the risk of his own.

"Because Nick is still a juvenile and has no prior criminal record, we are disappointed that he is being charged as an adult offender. However, we are confident that the evidence will demonstrate that this was an accident. We ask all who follow these events to keep an open mind as to the facts until they have been ultimately determined. Finally, we thank all who have prayed for John's recovery and ask for your continued support and prayers."

Yay. John got another 1.5 lines, but of course have to make sure that everyone knows Nick is a juvenile and would never do anything wrong. They make it seem like this is the first time he has ever been speeding. How many tickets does he have again?