The attackers never mentioned Los Alamos- Hook admits that. Also, alcohol was involved. Plus it was a strip bar- you know, where a lot of guys are at their machoest. And it wasn't a fender bender but a pedestrian bender. Here's the best case scenario for Hooks (although I think Hooks was there for the strippers). 4 or 5 drunken jerks see Hook's car brush one of their own while he's backing up. They start pounding on his car. Hooks gets out and says, "Knock it off" and they respond with, "Keep your (expletive) mouth shut!" Then proceed to beat his ass. Some pretty bad bar fights start when a one guy just bumps into against another.
Well .. that's your story and you're stuck with it.
My experience is that people who have been drinking are not able to level that kind of attack. Maybe people on drugs - but drinkers have very little muscle control and have difficulty landing a punch. I've never seen that kind of beating from people who have been drinking.