Nick Hogan is Facing Criminal Charges
Nick Hogan was booked on criminal charges related to his Aug. 26 car crash – while his attorneys tell PEOPLE, “We are confident the evidence will demonstrate that this was an accident.” Hogan, 17, turned himself in Wednesday. A source close to the Hogan family tells PEOPLE that Nick will be tried as an adult.
Charges against the teen include 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, reports the St. Petersburg Times.
According to the paper, blood work done on Bollea two hours after the crash showed his “ethanol serum level” at 0.055 percent, as was stated by Clearwater, Fla., police investigator Todd Turpack. The blood-alcohol level at which the state presumes a driver to be under the influence is .08 percent.
Bollea was released to his parents after posting $10,000 bail. None of them spoke to reporters outside the jail.
