Newly released police bodycam footage shows the aftermath of former WWE CEO Vince McMahon’s July 2025 car crash, which resulted in him being charged with reckless driving.
In the video, which USA TODAY obtained through a public records request, an officer asks McMahon, ‘Why were you driving over 100 miles an hour?’ to which he responds, ‘It’s my granddaughter’s birthday.’
When asked whether he saw the officer’s car with its emergency lights on, McMahon says, ‘I’m not trying to outrun you.’
After declining an ambulance, McMahon says, ‘I haven’t driven this car in quite some time.’ When the officer says, ‘It’s fast, I’ll tell you that,’ McMahon responds, ‘Yeah, too (expletive) fast.’
On July 24, 2025, McMahon was driving on the Merritt Parkway in Westport, Connecticut, when he was involved in a three-car accident that severely damaged his vehicle, according to a police report obtained by USA TODAY.
McMahon was driving northbound on Route 15 when he collided with the rear of another vehicle and then crashed into a median wooden beam guardrail. A third vehicle that was driving southbound collided with ‘debris projected over the center median’ from McMahon’s vehicle, the report said.
No injuries were reported in the crash, and there were no passengers in any of the affected vehicles. All vehicle airbags were deployed in the crash.
Vince McMahon’s reckless driving case dismissed, attorney says
McMahon was issued a misdemeanor for reckless driving and following too closely, resulting in an accident. He was released on a $500 bond at the time.
In October 2025, a Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled that McMahon could resolve the charge if he entered a pretrial program, the Associated Press reported.
Mark Sherman, McMahon’s attorney, confirmed in a statement to USA TODAY that the court granted a motion to suspend and dismiss the case.
‘Vince’s primary concern during this case was for the other drivers and (he) is appreciative that the court saw this as more of an accident than a crime that needed to be prosecuted,’ the statement said.
Vince McMahon’s car accident occurred on same day as Hulk Hogan’s death
The former WWE boss helped build wrestling into a worldwide phenomenon when he took the reins of the business from his father, Vince McMahon Sr., in 1982, transforming its stars into larger-than-life characters and well-known celebrities.
McMahon was at the helm of the company for nearly four decades before he stepped down as CEO in 2022 amid reports he paid upward of $12 million to four women in a 16-year span to quiet allegations of sexual misconduct.
In 2024, he resigned as executive chairman and board member of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE, a day after a former employee accused him of sex trafficking and assault in a lawsuit. As of Feb. 26, the lawsuit is still pending.
Coincidentally, McMahon’s car accident occurred on the same day that WWE icon Hulk Hogan died at the age of 71. McMahon, in a statement, called Hogan the ‘greatest WWE superstar of all time.’
‘His grit and unbridled thirst for success were unparalleled – and made him the consummate performer,’ McMahon added.
