Vince McMahon to enter pretrial program in reckless driving case
STAMFORD, Conn. — Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon has been allowed to participate in a pretrial program to resolve a reckless driving charge stemming from an accident this summer in Connecticut.
A state Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that McMahon could participate in the program if he made a $1,000 charitable contribution and only drove if properly licensed and insured. If he does, the reckless driving charge and another charge of following too closely will be dismissed in a year.
McMahon was accused of causing a crash July 24 on Merritt Parkway in Westport that wrecked his Bentley and damaged two other cars, state police said. No one was injured in the crash and other drivers did not object to McMahon’s application to the pretrial program.
The police report says McMahon was driving northbound on the parkway, also known as Route 15, when he hit the back of a BMW and crashed into a wooden guardrail. A car traveling in the southbound lanes struck debris from the crash which flew over the guardrail.
McMahon did not speak during the brief hearing. His attorney, Mark Sherman, said afterward that “not every car accident is a crime. That’s what happened here, an accident.”
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, last year, a day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual abuse complaint against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The trial remains ongoing.
McMahon purchased what was then the 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 now the U.S. Secretary of Education, he has also performed at WWE events as himself.
