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Police released new video showing former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon speeding before crashing his 2024 Bentley Continental GT into another luxury car on a Connecticut highway last summer.
McMahon appeared to be followed by a state trooper in Westport moments before the eventual collision. McMahon’s vehicle reached speeds of more than 100 mph, state police said.
Video from a police officer’s dash cam showed McMahon accelerating and then braking too late to avoid rear-ending a BMW. The car McMahon was driving veered into a guardrail and sped across the road. In the vicinity of the accident, a cloud of dirt could be seen, apparently mixed with remains of the vehicle.
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WWE owner Vince McMahon enters the arena during WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium on April 3, 2022 in Arlington, Texas. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports)
“Why were you driving over 100 mph?” a state trooper asked McMahon after catching up to the wrecked Bentley.
“I celebrated my granddaughter’s birthday,” McMahon responded, explaining that he was on his way to see her. The encounter was recorded on police body camera video.
No serious injuries were reported in the July 24 crash, which occurred the same day former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack in Florida.
In an image taken from Connecticut State Police body camera video, Vince McMahon is questioned in his car after a crash on July 24, 2025 in Westport, Connecticut. (Connecticut State Police via The Associated Press)
In addition to the damage to the rear of the BMW, another vehicle traveling on the opposite side of the avenue was struck by flying debris. The driver of that third car was wearing a WWE t-shirt, the police video suggested.
McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely. In October, a state judge allowed him to enter a pretrial probation program that could clear the charges if he successfully completes it.
He was also ordered to make a $1,000 charitable contribution. His attorney, Mark Sherman, called the crash simply an “accident.”
“Not all car accidents are a crime,” Sherman said. “Vince’s main concern during this case was the other drivers and he appreciates that the court saw this as more of an accident than a crime that needed to be prosecuted.”
Vince McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE Wrestlemania 29 will take place at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images)
State police said a trooper was trying to catch up with McMahon on the parkway and measure his speed before stopping him. They said the incident was not a chase, which occurs when police chase someone who tries to flee from officers. They also said it didn’t look like McMahon was trying to escape.
“I’m trying to get to you and you keep running away,” the state police detective said. Maxwell Robins said in the video.
“No, no, no. I’m not trying to leave you behind,” McMahon clarified.
A summary of information about the accident provided to the media shortly after the accident did not mention that a police officer was following McMahon.
The officer’s body camera video also shows him asking McMahon if he was looking at his phone when the accident occurred. McMahon said no, adding that he hadn’t driven his car in a long time.
After Robins tells McMahon that his car is fast, McMahon responds, “Yeah, too (expletive) fast.”
Pak Gazette Digital filed a public records request to obtain the police video, which was first acquired by The Sun.
McMahon resigned as WWE CEO in 2022 amid a company investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. He also resigned as executive chairman of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, WWE’s parent company, in 2024, a day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The lawsuit is still pending.
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