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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 being followed by a state trooper in Westport moments before the possible collision. McMahon’s vehicle reached speeds of more than 100 mph, state police said.
Video from a trooper’s dashcam showed McMahon accelerating then braking too late to avoid hitting the back of a BMW. The car McMahon was driving then swerved into a guardrail and crossed the highway. 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 driving over 100 mph?” a state trooper asked McMahon after catching up with the wrecked Bentley.
“I celebrated my granddaughter’s birthday,” McMahon responded, explaining that he was on his way to see her. The encounter was captured on police body camera video.
No serious injuries were reported in the July 24 accident, which occurred the same day former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack in Florida.
In an image taken from a Connecticut State Police body camera video, Vince McMahon is questioned in his car after an accident on July 24, 2025, in Westport, Connecticut. (Connecticut State Police via Associated Press)
In addition to the damage to the rear of the BMW, another vehicle traveling on the opposite side of the parkway was struck by flying debris. The driver of that third car was wearing a WWE shirt, police video suggests.
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 completes it.
He was also ordered to make a $1,000 charitable contribution. His attorney, Mark Sherman, called the crash simply an “accident.”
“Not every car accident is a crime,” Sherman said. “Vince’s main concern in this case was for other drivers and he appreciates that the court viewed this more as an accident than a crime that should 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 attempted to catch up with McMahon on the parkway and measured his speed before stopping him. They said it was not a pursuit, which happens when police chase someone who is trying to flee from officers. They also stated that it did not appear that McMahon was trying to escape.
“I’m trying to catch up to you, and you keep taking off,” said state police Det. » Maxwell Robins said in the video.
“No, no, no. I’m not trying to outrun you,” McMahon clarified.
A summary of crash information provided to the media shortly after the crash did not mention that a trooper was following McMahon.
The trooper’s body camera video also shows him asking McMahon if he was looking at his phone when the accident happened. McMahon said no and added that he hadn’t driven his car in a long time.
After Robins tells McMahon that his car is fast, McMahon responds, “Yeah, also (expletive) fast.”
PK Press Club Digital submitted 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 complaint against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The trial remains ongoing.
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