BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Wrestling star Hulk Hogan's son was seriously injured and a companion is in critical injury following a high-speed car accident in Florida late Sunday, police said.

    Nick Bollea, 17, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Supra that went out of control while traveling at a "high rate of speed" about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, said Wayne Shelor, a spokesman for the Clearwater police in Clearwater, Florida.

    The car "inexplicably left the roadway," jumped across a raised median and crashed into a palm tree just east of downtown, Shelor said. "It destroyed the car."

    Firefighters had to extract Bollea and his passenger, whose identity was not immediately released, from the wreckage. Both were flown to a hospital in nearby St. Petersburg, Florida, Shelor said.

    "They're both down there. Nick's father is down there," he said.

    Hulk Hogan, one of the top professional wrestlers of the 1980s and 1990s, is now featured in the VH1 reality show "Hogan Knows Best." His son, wife Linda and daughter Brooke regularly appear on the show.

    Shelor said the wreck forced police to shut down mile-long Court Street, the main east-west road through central Clearwater, as they investigated the accident.

    "I will have this road closed for a minimum of four hours," he said. "It was a spectacular wreck."

    (Agencies)