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Restricted License Will Follow Bollea to California

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By STEPHEN THOMPSON | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 4, 2009

Nick Bollea cannot drive in California after all, at least for another 2 and a half years.

Jan Mendoza, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Motor Vehicles, said today that California does not honor a driver's license that has been restricted in another state.

Bollea, 18, was given a so-called "hardship license" Friday by the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles and Highway Safety, allowing him to drive to and from work and to and from school. He has also been allowed to transfer his probation in a reckless driving case from Florida to California.

But Mendoza said California won't honor the restricted license. Rather, she said, the state will honor a circuit judge's decision to revoke Bollea's license for three years.

This means Bollea cannot drive in California until May 2011, when the three-year revocation comes to an end, Mendoza said.

The Pinellas circuit judge revoked the license while sentencing Bollea in May for the Aug. 26, 2007, crash that left his sole passenger, John Graziano, in a semi-conscious state.

Reporter Stephen Thompson can be reached at (727) 451-2336 or spthompson@tampatrib.com.

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