The former WWE CEO crashed in Connecticut last summer and the new video footage shows that a trooper was attempting to catch up with him before the collision took place
Police have released new video that shows former WWE CEO Vince McMahon’s high speed car crash last summer and reveals that a state trooper was trying to catch up to him to pull him over at the time.
The now 80-year-old was driving his 2024 Bentley Continental GT on the Merritt Parkway in Westport, Connecticut on July 24. State police said the Bentley, which can cost over $300,000, was going 100 mph (160 kph) or more.
The bodycam footage shows state police Detective Maxwell Robins asking McMahon “Why were you driving all over 100 mph?” after the crash . McMahon replies, “I got my granddaughter’s birthday” and explains he was on his way to see her.
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Robins’ dashcam video shows McMahon driving northbound in the right lane when he approaches a BMW in the same lane, appears to hit the brakes and swerves into the left lane at the last second. The Bentley clipped the rear of the other car before smashing into the left lane guardrail and careening back onto the highway, creating a cloud of dirt and car parts. McMahon then stops in the right shoulder.
Police said that no one was seriously injured in the crash. Besides damage to the rear of the BMW, another vehicle driving on the opposite side of the parkway was struck by flying debris. The driver of that third car happened to be wearing a WWE shirt.
McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely. In October 2025 a state judge allowed McMahon to enter a pretrial probation program that will result in the charged being erased from his record by the following year if he successfully completes the program.
McMahon was also ordered to make a $1000 contribution to charity.
According to state police, Robin was attempting to catch up to McMahon on the parkway and clock his speed before pulling him over. They said the incident was not a pursuit, which happens when police chase someone trying to flee officers. The police said it did not appear McMahon was trying to escape the trooper.
The video shows Robins informing McMahon that he was attempting to catch up with him. “I’m trying to catch up to you and you keep taking off,” Robins says. “No, no no. I’m not trying to outrun you,” McMahon says.
The media were not originally told that a trooper was following McMahon.
Videos obtained by The Sun newspaper show police body cameras recorded troopers’ interactions with McMahon on the side of the highway.
McMahon is asked why he didn’t change lanes sooner to avoid the crash and whether he was looking at is phone. He denies looking at his phone and adds that he hadn’t driven his car in a long time.
McMahon later gives Robins his car registration and curses at himself, the video shows. After Robins tells McMahon that his car is fast, McMahon replies, “Yeah, too (expletive) fast.”
The clips also show McMahon speaking tot he driver who car he rear-ended. Barbara Doran, of New York City, told the Associated Press last summer that McMahon expressed his concern for her and was glad she was OK.
She said she was heading to a ferry to Martha’s Vineyard at the time of the crash. The interaction ends with McMahon shaking hands with Robins and another trooper as they wished him well.
McMahon’s lawyer, Mark Sherman, said the crash was 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 appreciative that the court saw this more of an accident than a crime that needed to be prosecuted.”
The former CEO stepped down in 2022 as the company faces allegations of sexual misconduct. He also resigned as executive chairman of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE, in 2024, a day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against him.
McMahon has denied the allegations. The lawsuit remains pending.
McMahon bought what was then the World Wrestling Federation in 1982 and transformed it from a regional wrestling company into a worldwide phenomenon. Besides running the company with his wife, Linda, who is now the U.S. education secretary, he also performed at WWE events as himself.