Vince McMahon Involved in Car Accident in Connecticut
Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon is in the spotlight following a vehicular incident on a Connecticut highway. The accident, which involved his Bentley and two other cars, occurred just hours before the news of Hulk Hogan’s passing was announced. McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely to the vehicle in front, according to a state police report. The incident occurred last week on the Merritt Parkway in Westport. Fortunately, there were no injuries. McMahon was released after posting a $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on August 26. The TMZ portal was the first to report on the accident. The photographs taken by Barbara Doran, one of the people involved in the accident, revealed the considerable damage suffered by the front of McMahon’s 2024 Bentley Continental GT Speed, which was towed in Westport. The images also showed damage to the rear of Doran’s BMW 430. According to the police report, McMahon was driving north on the highway, also known as Route 15, when he rear-ended the BMW and crashed into a wooden barrier. A vehicle traveling in the southbound lanes hit the debris from the accident that flew over the barrier. No passengers were traveling in the vehicles, and all three drivers were wearing seatbelts, according to police. McMahon’s car airbags deployed, but Doran’s did not.
Doran explained that a state police officer informed him that the other driver was McMahon, whom he did not know well. After the accident, they both talked.“I was in the right lane and, suddenly, boom. I was hit from behind and catapulted forward and you can see the tire marks where I was desperately trying to stay on the road,” Doran said.
Barbara Doran
McMahon stepped down as WWE CEO in 2022, amid an internal 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, last year, one day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual assault lawsuit against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The lawsuit is still pending. McMahon acquired the then World Wrestling Federation in 1982 and transformed it from a regional wrestling company into a global phenomenon. In addition to running the company with his wife, Linda, who is currently the United States Secretary of Education, he also participated in WWE events as himself.“He just, you know, expressed his concern, was glad I was okay and all that. And I thanked him for his concern,” said Doran, 72.
Barbara Doran
