Former WWE chief Vince McMahon was involved in a high-speed collision with a pedestrian around the same period when the wrestling icon Hulk Hogan passed away.
The crash took place at approximately 9 a.m. EST on Thursday as McMahon was traveling in his 2024 Bentley heading north on Route 15 in Westport. This information comes from a crash report acquired by TMZ.
According to the report, the 79-year-old McMahon collided with the rear of a 2023 BMW 430, and the debris from this incident subsequently hit a third vehicle.
Barbara Doran, the driver of the BMW, posted about the incident on Facebook, sharing photos from the crash and providing her account of the events.
In her post, Doran stated: “Feeling fortunate to have survived a terrifying car accident last Thursday morning while on the way to catch the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard. Both cars are wrecked.
“Vince McMahon, the ex-chair of WWE, struck me going 80-90 mph as I was driving in the right lane of the narrow Merritt Highway. My dog and I are mostly okay, but I was fortunate to maintain some control over the car after being thrown over 100 yards off the road.”
Former WWE chairman Vince McMahon was involved in a high-speed car crash last Thursday
Photos of the crash show McMahon’s mangled 2024 Bentley being towed from the scene
Barbara Doran, who was in the BMW that McMahon crashed into, shared pictures online
‘An unmarked state trooper had been following him as he sped in and out of cars down the highway and had just turned his lights on to pull Mcmahon over, but he was not in time. Both front wheels of McMahon’s Bentley were sheared off and his airbags deployed, probably saving him from significant injury.
‘The trooper told me afterwards that McMahon saw me last minute and swerved, smashing into my left rear, but that if he had hit me full on, there might’ve been a very different ending for me.
‘Amazing that no other cars were hit, and that I got out of the car, hands shaking for a good twenty minutes, but otherwise seemingly unscathed (stiff neck later, etc., and full battery of hospital scans and bloodwork. Time will tell I am told.).
‘Oddly, Hulk Hogan, who made McMahon’s fame and fortune, died about the same time as the accident. Photos of my car and his car here’.
As per TMZ, McMahon was issued a misdemeanor summons for reckless driving and following too closely as a result. He will also have to appear in court next month.
The crash report confirmed that no injuries were sustained by anyone involved in the incident.
Just hours after the crash, McMahon took to X to share a tribute to Hulk Hogan, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida on Thursday.
McMahon wrote: ‘The world lost a treasure today. Hulk Hogan was the greatest WWE Superstar of ALL TIME, someone who was loved and admired around the world.
‘He was a trailblazer, the first performer who transitioned from being a wrestling star into a global phenomenon.
Both sides of McMahon’s Bentley suffered significant damage after the crash
The left-side of the vehicle was completely destroyed after the high-speed collision
Doran’s car was similarly totaled from the incident after McMahon rammed into the back
Doran said she was ‘lucky to have survived’ as she spoke of the incident in a Facebook post
The incident occurred around ‘the same time’ as WWE legend Hulk Hogan’s death
‘His grit and unbridled thirst for success were unparalleled – and made him the consumate performer. He gave everything he had to the audience whom he appreciated, respected and loved.
‘He leaves us with one of his favorite expressions, ‘Train, take your vitamins and say your prayers.’ Today, we pray for him.’
The crash serves as the latest blow for McMahon, who resigned from the WWE in January 2024 following a lawsuit filed by ex-employee Janel Grant, alleging sexual harassment and trafficking.
Part of Grant’s 67-page lawsuit accused McMahon of pressuring her for sexual relations in exchange for her job.
McMahon allegedly ‘greeted her in his underwear, touched her, repeatedly asked for hugs, and spent hour sharing intimate details about his personal life’.
Once employed, Grant alleged that McMahon and John Laurinaitis, who served as head of talent relations for the WWE, sexually assaulted her ‘while colleagues were busy at their desks.’
Her allegations include that McMahon and Laurinaitis locked her in a room at the WWE’s Stamford, Connecticut headquarters in June of 2021 and took turns sexually assaulting during the work day.
The married McMahon is additionally accused of trafficking Grant to other men, forcing her to perform sex acts ‘on demand’ and sharing nude photographs of the plaintiff.
McMahon resigned from the company in January 2024 and sold around £1.1bn worth of shares
The ex-WWE chairman was accused of sexual harassment and trafficking by former employee Janel Grant (pictured)
In one alleged text message from 2020, he is accused of sharing a photo of her with others and writing: ‘She may scream and try to say NO!!although it would B difficult to say anything with a c*** down her throat.’
Another message allegedly sent by McMahon to Grant a month earlier read: ‘I’m the only one who owns U and controls who I want to f*** U.’
A spokesperson for McMahon stated after Grant’s allegations: ‘This lawsuit is replete with lies, obscene made-up instances that never occurred, and a vindictive distortion of the truth. He [McMahon] will vigorously defend himself.’
Recent reports have astonishingly suggested that McMahon wants to buy back the WWE from TKO after his unceremonious exit.
Since leaving, McMahon has been selling off his shares in the company, from which he is believed to have made over $1.5billion (£1.1bn).
TKO President Mark Shapiro has previously insisted that McMahon will not return to the WWE and that he has no internal contact with the company.
He said in March 2024: ‘We’re not in conversations with him [McMahon]. We don’t know his motives, his plans or his timeline.
‘He doesn’t work for the company, doesn’t come into the office and he’s not coming back to the company. And that’s where we sit.’
TKO reportedly have no intention of selling WWE back to Vince McMahon, despite rumours
Grant worked at WWE’s headquarters in Stamford between June 2019 and March 2022
And it seems TKO have double down on their stance, as a new report from PWN Reports has claimed that the company still have no interest in selling to McMahon.
In fact, WWE insiders reportedly view the notion of McMahon returning as laughable, considering the heinous nature of the allegations made towards him.
A post on X read: ‘I was given word that TKO is not interested in selling off #WWE. And the source I spoke with chuckled at the thought of Vince purchasing it back.
‘It’s very possible he may feel like he wants it back, but seems very unlikely at this point since WWE is not for sale.’
DailyMail.com have reached out to Westport Police Department, Barbara Doran and attorneys representing Vince McMahon for comment.
