STAMFORD, Connecticut – Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon has been allowed to enter a pre-trial program to resolve a reckless driving charge that led to a crash this summer in Connecticut.
A state Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that McMahon could enter the program if he made a charitable contribution of $1,000 and drove only if he had the proper license and insurance. If he does so, the charge of careless driving and another charge of following too closely will be dismissed in a year.
McMahon was accused of causing a crash on Merritt Parkway in Westport on July 24 that left his Bentley damaged and two other cars damaged, state police said. No one was injured in the accident, and the other drivers did not object to McMahon’s application for a pre-trial program.
The police report said McMahon was driving north on the Parkway, also known as Route 15, when he rear-ended a BMW and crashed into a wooden guardrail. A car traveling in the southbound lane was struck, sending debris flying over the guardrail.
McMahon did not speak during the brief hearing. His attorney, Mark Sherman, later said that “Not every car accident is a crime. What happened here is an accident.”
McMahon resigned as WWE CEO in 2022 amid the company’s investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. He also resigned as executive chairman of the board of directors of WWE’s parent company TKO Group Holdings last year, a day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. Lis pendens.
McMahon purchased the then-World Wrestling Federation in 1982 and transformed it from a regional wrestling company into a worldwide phenomenon. In addition to running the company with his wife Linda, who is now the US Secretary of Education, he also performed at WWE events himself.
