Nick Hogan charged with Reckless Driving
I reported last week that it was imminent and today charges were filed against Nick Hogan in connection with the car crash that left his friend in a coma. As I correctly predicted, he was charged with reckless driving following his arrest. Do I know my vehicle code or what? The photo was taken today when he booked and is courtesy of TMZ.
The family issued a statement, which said in part that it was unfortunate that passenger John Graziano was not wearing his seatbelt and they were grateful that Nick had his on. Some outlets, like TMZ, have interpreted that to be blaming the victim; essentially saying that it is John’s fault that he is in a coma. I am not sure that was their intent. It sounds to me like the are simply trying to warn others about the dangerous of seatbelt safety. Of course I could be wrong and it the statement could be a carefully worded plan of attack to sour the potential jury pool and get Nick an acquittal down the line.
I have a feeling, though, that this might not go to trial and Nick may plead out. The only thing that might prevent such an action is fear that an admission of culpability might be used against Nick by John’s family to get a settlement in a civil case. It is expected that John might need specialized care the rest of his life and I am sure that if I were his mother, I would want the responsible party to be paying for that care. The fact that Nick’s father has deep pockets certainly won’t hurt in that department.
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November 24th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
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