Police video shows Vince McMahon's 100 mph car crash in Connecticut
[February 26, 2026]
By DAVE COLLINS
Newly released police video shows former WWE executive Vince McMahon ram
his luxury sportscar into the rear end of another vehicle on a
Connecticut highway last summer as he was being followed by a state
trooper.
McMahon, now 80, was driving his 2024 Bentley Continental GT at more
than 100 mph (160 kph) on the Merritt Parkway when he crashed in the
town of Westport, according to state police.
A trooper’s dashcam video shows McMahon accelerating away, then braking
too late to avoid crashing into the back of a BMW. The Bentley then
swerves into a guardrail and careens back across the highway, creating a
cloud of dirt and car parts.
“Why were you driving all over 100 mph?” state police Detective Maxwell
Robins asked McMahon after catching up to the wrecked Bentley, which can
cost over $300,000.
“I got my granddaughter’s birthday” McMahon replied, explaining he was
on his way to see her. The encounter was recorded on police bodycam
video.
No one was seriously injured in the July 24 crash, which happened the
same day that WWE legend Hulk Hogan died of a heart attack in Florida.
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, according to the
police video.
McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely. A
state judge in October allowed McMahon to enter a pretrial probation
program that will result in the charges being erased from his record
next October if he successfully completes the program. He was also
ordered to make a $1,000 charitable contribution.
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.”
State police said Robins was trying 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. They also said it did not appear McMahon was
trying to escape — though in the video the detective suggests otherwise.
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In an image taken from Connecticut State Police police bodycam
video, Vince McMahon is questioned in his car after an accident on
July 24, 2025, in Westport, Conn. (Connecticut State Police via AP)
 "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.
An accident information summary provided to the media shortly after
the crash did not mention that a trooper was following McMahon.
The Associated Press obtained the videos Wednesday through a public
records request. They were first obtained by The Sun newspaper.
The trooper's bodycam video also shows him asking McMahon whether he
was looking at his phone when the crash happened. McMahon said he
was not and adds 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.”
The videos also show McMahon talking to the driver he rear-ended.
Barbara Doran, of New York City, told the AP 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.
After McMahon was given the traffic summons, he shook hands with
Robins and another trooper and they wished him well.
McMahon stepped down as WWE’s CEO in 2022 amid a company
investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. 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.
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