Recently released video has surfaced showing former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon driving recklessly on a Connecticut highway last summer, leading to a crash involving his 2024 Bentley Continental GT and another luxury vehicle.
According to state police, McMahon’s car was reportedly being pursued in Westport right before the incident. His vehicle hit speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
Footage from an officer’s dashcam captured McMahon accelerating to avoid a BMW but braking too late. As a result, he swerved, crashed into a guardrail, and even went the wrong way on the highway, with debris and dirt clouding the area around the accident.
A police officer confronted McMahon post-crash, asking him why he was speeding. McMahon explained he was hurrying to his granddaughter’s birthday celebration. This exchange was recorded on body camera video.
Fortunately, there were no major injuries from the crash that occurred on July 24, coinciding with the death of former wrestler Hulk Hogan from a heart attack in Florida.
Besides damaging the BMW, debris from McMahon’s car struck another vehicle on the opposite side of the parkway, and amusingly, the driver was wearing a WWE shirt, according to police footage.
McMahon faces charges of reckless driving and following too closely. In October, a judge allowed him to enter a pretrial probation program that could expunge the charges if he completes it successfully. He was also required to make a $1,000 charitable donation. His attorney described the incident as merely an “accident,” emphasizing that not every car accident constitutes a crime. McMahon, he said, was mainly concerned about the other drivers involved.
State police clarified that McMahon’s behavior didn’t reflect an attempt to evade law enforcement; rather, they asserted it wasn’t a traditional police chase. McMahon maintained that he wasn’t trying to outrun the officer, stating simply that he was not aware of the police behind him.
Video from the officer’s body camera also included a moment where McMahon was asked if he had been checking his phone while driving. He denied it, claiming he hadn’t driven in a long while. On a lighter note, when the officer remarked on the speed of McMahon’s car, McMahon responded with a candid, albeit expletive-laden, admission that it was too fast.
In a series of events unrelated to the crash, McMahon stepped down as WWE CEO in 2022 amid investigations into sexual misconduct allegations. He also left his position as chairman of TKO Group Holdings in 2024, shortly after a former WWE employee filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against him, which he denies. That case is still ongoing.
