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Police have 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.
A trooper’s dashcam video showed McMahon accelerating and then braking too late to avoid rear-ending a BMW. The car McMahon was driving then swerved into a guard rail and traveled back across the freeway. A cloud of dirt, apparently mixed with vehicle debris, was visible in the immediate vicinity of the accident.
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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 going over 100 km/h?” a state trooper asked McMahon after catching up to the mangled Bentley.
“I got my granddaughter’s birthday,” McMahon replied, explaining that he was on his way to see her. The meeting was recorded on police bodycam video.
No serious injuries were reported in the July 24 crash, which happened the same day former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack in Florida.
In a photo taken from Connecticut State Police police bodycam video, Vince McMahon is questioned in his car after an accident on July 24, 2025 in Westport, Connecticut. (Connecticut State Police via Associated Press)
Apart from the damage to the rear of the BMW, another vehicle traveling on the opposite side of the parkway was hit by flying debris. The driver of the third car happened to be wearing a WWE shirt, police video suggested.
McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely. In October, a state judge allowed him to enter a pre-trial probation program that could have the charges dropped if he successfully completes it.
He was also ordered to make a charitable contribution of $1,000. His attorney, Mark Sherman, called the crash just an “accident.”
“Not every car accident is a crime,” Sherman said. “Vince’s primary concern during this case was for the other drivers and is grateful 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 be held 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 tried to catch up to McMahon on the parkway and gauge his speed before pulling him over. They said the incident was not a pursuit, which happens when police chase someone who is trying to flee from officers. They also said it did not appear McMahon was trying to escape.
“I’m trying to catch up to you and you keep taking off,” state police say. Maxwell Robins said in the video.
“No, no no. I’m not trying to outrun you,” McMahon clarified.
A crash information summary released to the media shortly after the crash did not mention that a trooper was following McMahon.
The trooper’s bodycam video also shows him asking McMahon if he was looking at his phone when the crash happened. McMahon said he wasn’t, adding that he hadn’t driven his car in a long time.
After Robins tells McMahon that his car is fast, McMahon replies, “Yeah, too (expletive) fast.”
Pakinomist Digital filed a public records request to obtain the police video, which was first obtained by The Sun.
McMahon stepped down as WWE CEO in 2022 amid a corporate investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. He also resigned as executive chairman of the board of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE, in 2024, one day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual misconduct lawsuit against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The trial is still pending.
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