Wwe Cofounder Vince Mcmahon Destroys Bentley In Connecticut Car Crash

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Linda McMahon is presently engaged destroying nan Department of Education, but her husband, Vince McMahon, couldn't fto her beryllium nan only 1 successful nan family to break thing beyond repair. Last Thursday, nan World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder reportedly destroyed a Bentley Continental GT in a clang that besides took retired 2 different cars, TMZ reports. The clang reportedly took spot astatine astir 9 a.m. Thursday greeting successful Connecticut, which, arsenic TMZ points out, was only hours earlier we learned his longtime friend Hulk Hogan had died. 

Even though nan clang occurred astir a week ago, specifications connected nan origin of nan clang are still scarce. What we do cognize is that McMahon drove his Bentley into nan backmost of a BMW 430i and besides collapsed into a guardrail connected nan median while walking northbound connected State Route 15 successful Westport. The clang besides reportedly sent debris into oncoming lanes, taking retired a Ford Fusion successful nan process. 

The bully news is, nan drivers successful some nan BMW and nan Ford were wearing their seatbelts, and nary superior injuries person been reported. McMahon was reportedly wearing his seatbelt, arsenic well, and was besides not injured. That said, nan unit from some crashes was reportedly capable to group disconnected nan airbags successful some nan Bentley and nan BMW, and each 3 of nan cars had to beryllium towed distant from nan scene. The clang besides damaged astir 30 feet of guardrail on nan median.

While we whitethorn not cognize what McMahon was doing correct earlier he ruined 2 different drivers' days, you tin astir apt make a mates of knowledgeable guesses based connected nan truth that TMZ reports he was cited for reckless driving and pursuing excessively closely, resulting successful an accident. In nan authorities of Connecticut, reckless driving is considered a misdemeanor and carries a good of up to $300 and up to 30 days successful jail. 

Since nan Bentley wasn't a commercialized conveyance and was apt excessively caller to person immoderate defects that would person triggered nan charge, it seems for illustration nan cops believed McMahon was either driving faster than 85 mph aliases driving accelerated capable to endanger someone's life erstwhile he rear-ended nan BMW. For context, nan velocity limit connected Route 15 is 55 mph. 

Still, a reckless driving complaint whitethorn beryllium nan slightest of McMahon's ineligible worries correct now. Last year, he was besides sued for some intersexual maltreatment and activity trafficking. Those accusations led McMahon to resign from his position pinch nan WWE, a position he'd only precocious returned to aft initially resigning erstwhile news collapsed that he was nan taxable of a hush money investigation. In January of this year, McMahon settled pinch nan SEC and was fined $1.7 million.