# Car influencer's fatal crash at high speed > A 27-year-old car influencer was speeding when his McLaren supercar crashed into a tree and split in two, killing him and a 22-year-old passenger. - Title: Car influencer's fatal crash at high speed · Dailymail - Summary: A 27-year-old car influencer was speeding when his McLaren supercar crashed into a tree and split in two, killing him and a 22-year-old passenger. Speed was… - Keywords: james wehr, car influencer, mclaren supercar, alexis kramer, hooters calendar girl, irvine california, fatal crash, speeding, car accident, south oc cars and coffee, news, entertainment - Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/news/article-16134957/car-influencer-speeding-mclaren-supercar-crashed-killed-hooters-girl.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss - Published: 2026-09-16T05:17:27+00:00 - Read time: 4 min - Topics: james wehr, car influencer, mclaren supercar, alexis kramer, hooters calendar girl, irvine california, fatal crash, speeding, car accident, south oc cars and coffee, news, entertainment ## Influencer's McLaren crashes at high speed Car influencer James Wehr, 27, was speeding in his 2019 McLaren supercar when he lost control on Culver Drive in Irvine, California, and hit a tree at around 12:20 a.m. on Saturday. The vehicle split in two and burst into flames. ## Both occupants killed in fiery wreck James Wehr and his passenger, 22-year-old Alexis 'Lexi' Kramer, both died in the crash. The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed, struck a curb, then a tree, splitting the car in half and catching it on fire. ## Police confirm Wehr was driving Police told TMZ that based on evidence, Wehr was driving at the time of the collision. An hour before the crash, he was pulled over by Newport Beach Police and given a warning. ## Speed was a factor in crash Irvine Police Department investigators said they believe speed was a factor in the crash. The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed on Culver Drive before losing control. > The vehicle took off at a high rate of speed on Culver Drive and lost control, striking a curb and then a tree ## Lexi was a Hooters calendar girl Alexis 'Lexi' Kramer, 22, was a bartender whose Instagram bio identified her as a 2026 Hooters calendar girl. She shared Wehr's passion for cars and motorcycles. ## They met through Instagram Wehr and Lexi met through Instagram before he flew her out to California from Florida just two days before the fatal crash. They had met in person for the first time that day. ## Wehr told Lexi he was divorcing According to Lexi's family, Wehr had told her he was divorcing his wife Emma. A family member said Wehr talked to Lexi every day before finally convincing her to fly to California. > [Wehr] talked to [Lexi] every day, all the time and finally got her to fly out to California ## They spent hours together before crash Lexi attended Wehr's popular auto show earlier that day. Hours before the crash, they went to dinner at Nobu and drinks at the Pendry Hotel in California. ## Wehr was a car community icon James Wehr, 27, was the owner of South OC Cars and Coffee, which hosts weekly car shows. He was described as an icon in the car community, with emotional tributes pouring in after his death. ## Wife Emma posts heartbreaking tribute Wehr's wife Emma posted emotional photos of the pair, including their wedding day, writing that getting the opportunity to love him was the greatest blessing in her life. > Getting the opportunity to love you will always be the greatest blessing in my life ## Mother calls him a magnificent man Sarah Wehr, James's mother, described her son as a magnificent man with a love for his people, family, and friends that was second to none. ## Sister Sophie shares childhood memories James's sister Sophie posted a collection of childhood photos with her brother, saying she would live every day with him in mind and do everything she could to make him proud. > James, thank you. I'll live every day with you in mind and do everything I can to make you proud ## Lexi's sister describes her as her other half Lexi's sister Gracie Kramer said on Facebook that Lexi was so much more than just her best friend. She was all of her love, heart, attitude, and humor wrapped into one package. > She was all of my love, my heart, my attitude, and my humor wrapped into a smaller, more chaotic, less filtered, package ## Gracie struggles without her sister Gracie wrote that she and Lexi were always there for each other during hard times, curled up in each other's beds trying to figure things out. Now she doesn't know how to figure life out without her. > I don't know how to figure this one out without her. I don't know what to do now without her ## Friend describes Lexi as full of life Kimberli Gandy, a friend of Lexi's, wrote on Instagram that the 22-year-old was unbelievably full of life, joy, chaos, kindness, laughter, and sunshine energy that made people love being around her. > She was joy and chaos and kindness and laughter and sunshine energy that made people love being around her ## Gandy says Lexi's death feels cruel Gandy wrote that she is shattered Lexi is gone and that it feels cruel and unfair that she has been taken from them. Lexi was vibrant and full of passion. > I am shattered that she is gone. It feels cruel and unfair that she has been taken from us ## Investigation remains ongoing Police continue to investigate the crash. The Irvine Police Department has not yet released final conclusions about the exact cause of the accident. ## Key takeaway Speed was a factor in the crash that killed both occupants when the McLaren hit a tree and burst into flames in Irvine, California.