Hulk Hogan’s 18-year-old son Nick Bollea was released from Pinellas County Jail in Florida Tuesday morning after serving little over half of his eight-month sentence for reckless driving involving serious bodily injury.

Nick Bollea, the teenage son of wrestling star Hulk Hogan, real name Terry Bollea, was involved in a car accident in August 2007 that changed his life. He and a friend were driving in Clearwater, Florida one August evening, Bollea at the wheel and the pal, John Graziano, in the passenger seat, when a terrible accident took place.

Bollea lost control of the vehicle, a yellow Toyota Supra owned by his father, which fishtailed across a median strip and hit a palm tree. Both young men were hurt and flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg.

Bollea was released the following day but Graziano had sustained serious injuries. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The 22-year-old, a former Marine, remains hospitalized to this day. He will need medical care for the rest of his life.

Bollea was charged with reckless driving involving serious bodily injury, punishable by up to 5 years in prison, and sentenced to eight months behind bars as well as five years probation. The years of probation include performing 500 hours of community service, not being allowed to consume alcohol and having his driver’s license revoked for three years.

He pleaded no contest to the charge in May and entered a Florida county jail that same day. He is being released early for good behavior and working. Jail officials have said that this is standard procedure for all inmates.

As he left the facility Tuesday morning, Bollea was welcomed by his older sister Brooke and a throng of paparazzi. He did not answer any questions, hugged his visibly excited sister and the two of them drove away in Brooke’s car.

He has served 166 days of his sentence.