One of the numerous lawsuits currently going on against Lindsay Lohan is arguing that the actress was drunk when she hit a car almost two years ago, when the actress was 19. Remember how there was a time when it seemed like Lohan was getting into some type of car accident every other week? This was during that time, and didn’t seem to be a big deal in and of itself. I mean she once looked at her car and it made someone slam into it. It happened that often. Most of the accidents were considered the other driver’s fault, but at some point when you’ve gotten into 8 accidents in 4 months (or something like that) you’re doing something wrong, even if the insurance companies technically fault the other person. If nothing else, you’re not a good defensive driver. But more likely, if you’re Lindsay Lohan, you’re 19 and already driving drunk. At least according to the lawsuit filed by Raymundo Ortega, who Lohan slammed into on October 4, 2005 after leaving the Ivy. Ortega filed a negligence suit on June 14, 2007 against Lohan and the Ivy (who he says served her alcohol even though she was underage) for at least $200,000. After she hit Ortega, Lohan didn’t even bother to check on him to see if he was okay. Instead she hid in a retail store until police came. I’m guessing she was actually shopping.

“In a 10-page brief filed Friday in support of the actress’ move to dismiss all or part of a negligence suit leveled against her stemming from a 2005 car crash, attorney Alfred Gerisch called Raymundo Ortega’s claim that Lohan was drunk when she hit his van nothing but ‘a battering ram to force a settlement.’ Ortega sued Lohan and West Hollywood hotspot the Ivy on June 14 for at least $200,000 in damages, alleging in his complaint that the Georgia Rule star got tipsy during lunch at the celebrity watering hole and then, as she was looking over her shoulder and recklessly barreling north on Robertson Blvd., smashed into his vehicle with her Mercedes.

“Once again, Gerisch cites the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s report on the incident, which states that alcohol was not a factor in the crash and that Ortega was at fault for hooking an illegal U-turn right in front of Lohan, who was referred to as an ‘innocent victim’ at the time. Speaking of third-party opinions, Klein has also stated that the judge should take judicial notice of media reports about Lohan’s recent DUI-related troubles, including the fact that she’s checked into rehab twice this year, both times before she had even reached the legal drinking age.

“‘The fact that Ms. Lohan was admitted to rehab for alcohol abuse shortly after this accident raised a presumption that at the time of his accident she was under the influence,’ Klein’s filing reads.”

[From E! News]

There is nothing I’d like better than to make Lindsay Lohan pay a couple hundred thousand dollars to everyone she’s been in a car accident with (though I’m pretty sure that would bankrupt her). But I really doubt that Lohan having drinking problems now, or even six months ago, makes the case that she was drunk two years ago. I guess it’s technically possible, but pretty hard to prove. I mean in the last six months, you could probably bet that at any given moment, Lindsay Lohan was drunk and coked out of her mind. I mean it was 96% assured. But two years ago? Hard to know. Anything would be speculation, especially because the police ruled that alcohol was not a factor in the crash. Lohan got in so many accidents in such a short frame of time that I think it’s safe to bet she’s at fault in some way, if for nothing else than severely negligent driving. What are the odds you’d be that unlucky over and over again? There were also several reports of her hitting cars (in a minor, fender bender way) and leaving the scene, forcing the victims to file police reports. She also once gave a fake name to someone she hit, even though they obviously knew who she was. I really wish she’d get nailed for this, along with all the other stupid and selfish things she’s done. Someone really needs to bring the force of reality and responsibility to bear on Lohan. I just really doubt that this particular case will be the one to do it, but here’s hoping.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s Lindsay a few weeks before the accident in question. Images thanks to PR Photos.

When I first wrote about Hulk Hogan’s son’s car crash the other day, I was sorta cranky and unsympathetic. Mostly because the kid seemed like a moron who reported missing jewelry as stolen to the police and had three tickets for extreme speeding in under a year. I was pretty sure I’d eat crow for it, but it turns out I was right, Nick Bollea (Hogan’s real last name) is a complete moron who’s seriously endangered other people’s lives on several occasions. Multiple witnesses report that - on the night of his fateful, massive car crash that left passenger John J. Graziano in critical condition at the hospital - Bollea was racing a silver Dodge Viper on State Route 60, a main drag through downtown Clearwater, Florida - early in the evening. I’m not saying racing is ever okay (it seems to often lead to injuries and death) but generally even the people moronic enough to race on public streets do it in the middle of the night, not 7:30 in the evening.

“A woman said Hulk Hogan’s son was racing another car moments before he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a tree, critically injuring his passenger. Frances Vitalis, a registered nurse from Plant City, said she saw 17-year-old Nick Bollea’s Toyota Supra smash into a median and spin into a palm tree Sunday night. She said the Supra and a Dodge Viper were revving their engines and racing between traffic signals before the crash.

“‘We knew something was going to happen,’ said Vitalis, who was riding a motorcycle with a friend behind the cars. ‘You know that this is a bad situation and these guys are hotdogging.’ Bollea’s attorney, J. Kevin Hayslett, declined to comment. Clearwater police spokesman Wayne Shelor also declined to comment on the witness accounts, citing an ongoing investigation. He said detectives have talked to ‘a number of eyewitnesses.’ Police so far have said only that excessive speed contributed to the crash.

“Shelor issued a statement Wednesday afternoon saying Hulk Hogan ‘was not driving a car beside or near the one his son, Nick, was driving when it crashed.’ Shelor said Hogan arrived at the scene minutes after the crash. Meanwhile, Bollea’s passenger, 22-year-old John J. Graziano of Dunedin, remained in critical condition at Bayfront Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.”

[From the Washington Post]

I always thought “hotdogging” was the term used for stuffing a billion hot dogs in your mouth at one of those competitive eating competitions, but it turns out it’s something much, much less funny. I really hope there will be severe legal repercussions for this Nick. He’s clearly one of those morons that doesn’t understand how dangerous a car can be, and nothing short of their own injury will teach them otherwise. In the last twelve months, Nick has been cited four times for extreme speeding and has four points on his license as a result. He was clocked at 115 mph in a 70 mph zone, 106 mph in a 70 mph zone, 57 mph in a 30 mph zone, the most recent, on August 10th, 16 days before his massive accident, Bollea was clocked doing 82 mph in a 45 mph construction zone while workers were present. If he’s getting caught doing this four times in twelve months, can you imagine how often he actually speeds? The guy probably does 45 mph through the Burger King drive through. Let’s pray his bonehead parents love him enough to take away his license and don’t get him another car. And maybe handcuff him to the bed for a few days, just to give him a feeling for how much his life could suck if he messes up again.

Note by Celebitchy The latest news on the passenger in the car with Nick is that he is still in the hospital in critical condition. Nick’s friend John Graziano was a marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq, having returned last October to the states. Nick Hogan could get up to 15 years in jail if his friend ends up mortally injured and he was found to have been drinking or drag racing at the time of the accident.

Nick Hogan is shown in the header image looking unshaven on 10/23/06. He is seen with his family on 12/2/06 at the VH1 Big in ‘06 awards. Thanks to PRPhotos.

Remember a few days ago, when we wrote an article about Hulk Hogan’s home being looted of $100,000 worth of jewelry? It was Hogan’s son Nick, who apparently thought it was a good idea to wrap his watch and two necklaces in a t-shirt in his upstairs closet before the family moved. The items “disappeared” – but Nick, 17, has a history of less-than-brilliant decisions. Last November he was driving the family’s Lamborghini when it just somehow burst into flames and was burned “beyond recognition.” Considering the odds of that happening without cause are pretty slim, coupled with how dumb celebrity spawn are these days, makes it not all that surprising that Nick was in a major car crash this past weekend – he was supposedly driving at a “very high speed” though police have yet to release the actual number. They had to use the “Jaws of Life” to pry Nick and his passenger from the shockingly destroyed vehicle. Nick was released from the hospital today, less than twelve hours later, but his passenger remains there, critically injured.

“The son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan was seriously injured in a car crash Sunday night, police said. A Toyota Supra driven by Nick Bollea [Hogan’s real last name] was traveling at a high rate of speed at approximately 7:30 p.m., Clearwater Police spokesman Wayne Shelor said. Bollea, which is Hogan’s real name, lost control and hit a raised median. The car flipped around, and the back end hit a palm tree.

“‘The car was destroyed,’ Shelor said. Bollea and an unidentified male passenger were extricated from the car by paramedics, Shelor said. Then they were airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg. Their official conditions were not immediately available, but Shelor described the injuries of both men as serious.

“The crash occurred on State Route 60, a main drag through downtown Clearwater. The road had to be shut down in both directions for several hours, Shelor said. Alcohol is not believed to have played a part in the crash. The crash seems to have been caused by excessive speed, Shelor said. Bollea appears on the reality TV show ‘Hogan Knows Best’ with his father, mother and sister.”

[From the Washington Post]

I really don’t mean this to sound as insensitive as it will, but this kid is a moron. Both of Hulk Hogan’s kids seem like they don’t have two IQ points to rub together. I know that seventeen year old boys probably aren’t going to make the best decisions in general, but when you have rich parents that always bail you out of your stupid mistakes, you’ll probably have less appreciation for the consequences of your actions. If Nick were the one critically hurt, I’d have a little more compassion, but since he’s critically injured another person (and already left the hospital) it’s hard to feel much sympathy for the person that did that to another human being.

Picture note by JayBird: Here’s a closeup of the front of Nick Hogan’s car. According to Splash, “Hulk showed up at the scene almost immediately and watched his son get flown out by a helicopter to hospital.” Image thanks to Splash Photos. Below is the Hogan Family, proving they’ll show up to the opening of an envelope – they’re at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. Thanks to WENN for the photo.