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10/16 14:00 CDT Former WWE boss Vince McMahon allowed to enter pretrial program
in reckless driving case
Former WWE boss Vince McMahon allowed to enter pretrial program in reckless
driving case
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) --- Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon has been allowed to enter
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 enter the
program if he made a $1,000 charitable contribution and only drove if properly
licensed and insured. If he does that, the reckless driving charge and another
charge of following too closely will be dismissed in one year.
McMahon was accused of causing a July 24 crash on the Merritt Parkway in
Westport that wrecked his Bentley and damaged two other cars, state police
said. No one was injured in the accident, and the other drivers did not object
to McMahon's application for the pretrial program.
The police report said McMahon was driving northbound on the parkway, also
known as Route 15, when he rear-ended a BMW and crashed into wooden guardrail.
A car traveling in the southbound lanes struck debris from the crash that 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 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.
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