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Daily Mail
4 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Vince McMahon 'recklessly' crashed his $300K Bentley into BMW, police claim as ex-WWE boss faces citation
Vince McMahon was driving recklessly behind a Connecticut woman's BWM when he rammed into that car's rear end on Thursday morning, according to a crash report provided to Daily Mail by state troopers. The 79-year-old wrestling promoter was cited for reckless driving and following too closely in the three-car collision, which took place on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) in Westport, Connecticut. Nobody was injured in the crash, but another driver claims she was 'lucky to have survived' after McMahon's Bentley crashed into her BWM 'going 80-90mph,' as she wrote on Facebook. Barbara Doran claimed she was 'shot off the road after being catapulted over 100 yards,' and noted that McMahon's front wheels were 'sheered 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,' Doran wrote. McMahon, whose 2024 Bentley Continental GT Speed is valued around $300,000, managed to escape serious injury. Sadly, he'd receive tragic news later that day when it was revealed that wrestling legend Hulk Hogan suffered a fatal cardiac arrest in Florida. 'Oddly, Hulk Hogan, who made McMahon's fame and fortune, died about the same time as the accident,' Doran wrote on Facebook. McMahon's attorneys have not responded to Daily Mail's request for comment. As detailed in the crash report, Doran's car was driving northbound in the right lane of Merritt Parkway when she was rear ended by McMahon, who then collided with the guardrail. A car traveling in the opposite direction was damaged by flying debris from the northbound side of the highway. McMahon was released on a $500 non-surety bond and is now scheduled to be in Stamford Superior Court on August 26. This is not the first time McMahon crashed a Bentley near the WWE headquarters in Stamford. In 2017, TMZ reporter the former WWE boss was seen walking away from a minor collision at an intersection. Doran said she was 'lucky to have survived' as she spoke of the incident in a Facebook post The left side of McMahon's $300K Bentley was destroyed in the high-speed collision McMahon stepped down as WWE CEO three years ago after it was revealed the company investigated allegations of sexual misconduct. Then in 2024, McMahon resigned as executive chairman of WWE parent company TKO Group holdings when a former employee, Janel Grant, sued him for sexual abuse. That lawsuit remains pending and McMahon has denied the allegations. The legendary promoter bought the World Wrestling Federation from his father more than four decades ago. Since then, the brand has changed to World Wrestling Entertainment, while becoming an international sensation with various properties continuously touring around the world.
The Independent
3 hours ago
- The Independent
Ex WWE boss Vince McMahon is cited for highway wreck that totaled his Bentley
Former WWE boss Vince McMahon has been accused of causing a multi-car wreck on a Connecticut highway, totaling his Bentley and damaging two other cars just hours before the news of Hulk Hogan's death emerged. McMahon was cited for reckless driving and following too closely after the crash last Thursday on the Merritt Parkway in Westport, state police said. No one was injured in the crash. He was released on a $500 bond and will appear in Stamford Superior Court on August 26. TMZ first reported the crash on Tuesday and published photos taken by one of the people involved in the crash that showed heavy damage to the front end of McMahon's 2024 Bentley Continental GT Speed. The photos also showed rear-end damage to a BMW 430 he struck. The police report said McMahon was driving northbound on the parkway, also known as Route 15, when he rear-ended the BMW and crashed into wooden guardrail. A car traveling in the southbound lanes struck debris from the crash that flew over the guardrail, state police said. There were no passengers in the cars and all three drivers were wearing their seat belts, police said. The air bags in McMahon's car and the BMW deployed. McMahon stepped down as WWE's CEO in 2022 amid a company investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. He also resigned as executive chairman of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of WWE, last year, a day after a former WWE employee filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against him. McMahon has denied the allegations. The lawsuit remains pending. McMahon bought what was then the World Wrestling Federation in 1982 and transformed it from a regional wrestling company into a worldwide phenomenon. Besides running the company with his wife, Linda, who is now the U.S. education secretary, he also performed at WWE events as himself.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Independent
National Highways and council warned over flood-prone road after fatal crash
A coroner has warned National Highways and a county council about providing 'more regular maintenance' for a flood-prone A road after a man died in a crash. James Scott, 25, lost control of his car after driving through an area of standing water on the A33 southbound near Kings Worthy, Hampshire, on the evening of July 5 last year. The car then turned sideways and collided with another car travelling the other way after it crossed into the opposite carriageway. Mr Scott sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. An inquest into his death heard that two of the drains by the southbound lane were compacted with vegetation that caused 'little or no surface drainage' from the road, despite the area being a known flood risk for several years. Annual scheduled maintenance which included clearing gullies and catch pits on either side of the A33 had taken place in May and November 2023. A temporary 'Flood' warning sign was located some eight metres north of the flooding on the grass verge, but had been in that location for about five years. Ownership of the sign is debated between National Highways and Hampshire County Council. In a prevention of future deaths report sent to both organisations, Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp, area coroner for Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton, said: 'Whilst the precise cause of the flooding is unknown, a more regular maintenance schedule may have prevented the build-up of vegetation within the gullies and therefore assisted in the drainage of the heavy rainfall experienced that day, thus reducing the amount of surface water present on the road.' The coroner said the fact that only a temporary sign was being used by the road when the area was known for years to be a flood risk was a matter of concern. A forensic examiner concluded the standing water on the road was a contributory factor in the crash and in Mr Scott's death. Copies of the report were sent by the coroner to the chief executives of both National Highways and Hampshire County Council, with both parties compelled to respond by September 18. Ms Rhodes-Kemp added: 'In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths could occur unless action is taken.' A Hampshire County Council spokesperson said: 'We are terribly saddened by this tragic incident and our thoughts remain with Mr Scott's loved ones at this extremely difficult time. 'We are considering our response to the coroner's report and are unable to comment any further while this process is ongoing.'
CBC
2 days ago
- CBC
Moose collision kills man, 19, on Avalon Peninsula over weekend
Police are investigating a moose crash on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula that left a 19-year-old driver dead over the weekend. In a statement issued around noon on Monday, the RCMP said officers at its Whitbourne detachment received a report on Sunday morning of vehicle hitting a moose on Route 73, between Tilton and New Harbour Barrens. "The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, a 19-year-old man traveling for work, was pronounced deceased on scene by emergency medical services personnel," the RCMP said. The RCMP's traffic service collision analyst was called to the scene and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also been brought on. Police say Sunday's crash was the province's third serious moose-vehicle collision in July, as well as its second fatality. The police are asking people to remain alert when driving and keep an eye out for moose when travelling along roadways.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
National Highways and council warned over flood-prone road after fatal crash
A coroner has warned National Highways and a county council about providing 'more regular maintenance' for a flood-prone A road after a man died in a crash. James Scott, 25, lost control of his car after driving through an area of standing water on the A33 southbound near Kings Worthy, Hampshire, on the evening of July 5 last year. The car then turned sideways and collided with another car travelling the other way after it crossed into the opposite carriageway. Mr Scott sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene. An inquest into his death heard that two of the drains by the southbound lane were compacted with vegetation that caused 'little or no surface drainage' from the road, despite the area being a known flood risk for several years. Annual scheduled maintenance which included clearing gullies and catch pits on either side of the A33 had taken place in May and November 2023. A temporary 'Flood' warning sign was located some eight metres north of the flooding on the grass verge, but had been in that location for about five years. Ownership of the sign is debated between National Highways and Hampshire County Council. In a prevention of future deaths report sent to both organisations, Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp, area coroner for Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton, said: 'Whilst the precise cause of the flooding is unknown, a more regular maintenance schedule may have prevented the build-up of vegetation within the gullies and therefore assisted in the drainage of the heavy rainfall experienced that day, thus reducing the amount of surface water present on the road.' The coroner said the fact that only a temporary sign was being used by the road when the area was known for years to be a flood risk was a matter of concern. A forensic examiner concluded the standing water on the road was a contributory factor in the crash and in Mr Scott's death. Copies of the report were sent by the coroner to the chief executives of both National Highways and Hampshire County Council, with both parties compelled to respond by September 18. Ms Rhodes-Kemp added: 'In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths could occur unless action is taken.' National Highways and Hampshire County Council have been approached for comment.
