Car Influencer and Hooters Calendar Girl Die in Fiery McLaren Crash
Speed is believed to be a factor in the incident that split a supercar in two, killing both occupants.
Car influencer James Wehr, 27, and Alexis 'Lexi' Kramer, 22, a Hooters calendar girl, died early Saturday morning when Wehr's McLaren supercar crashed into a tree in Irvine, California, and burst into flames. The vehicle reportedly split in half upon impact.
Irvine Police Department stated that speed was likely a factor in the crash. According to Officer Ziggy Azarcon, Wehr was driving at a high rate of speed on Culver Drive when he lost control, struck a curb, and then hit a tree. The force of the collision caused the 2019 supercar to split in two and catch fire.
Before the fatal crash, Wehr had been pulled over by Newport Beach Police and issued a warning, according to a spokesperson for the Irvine Police Department. Police also confirmed that evidence indicates Wehr was driving the vehicle at the time of the collision, with Kramer in the passenger seat.
An investigation into the exact cause of the crash is ongoing.
Kramer, a bartender from Florida, had recently flown to California to meet Wehr. Her family reported that Wehr had told Kramer he was divorcing his wife. The two met through Instagram and had reportedly met for dinner and drinks hours before the crash. Kramer, whose Instagram bio identified her as a 2026 Hooters calendar girl, shared Wehr's passion for cars and had attended his auto show earlier that day.
Wehr, known in the car community as the founder of South OC Cars and Coffee, was remembered by friends and family. His wife, Emma, posted a tribute on social media, calling him "smart, kind, funny, loving, and genuinely one of the best people I’ve had the pleasure of knowing." His mother, Sarah Wehr, described him as a "magnificent man," and his sister, Sophie Wehr, vowed to live her life in a way that would make him proud.
Kramer's sister, Gracie Kramer, described Alexis as her "love, my heart, my attitude, and my humor" and expressed the difficulty of facing life without her. A friend, Kimberli Gandy, remembered Kramer as being "so unbelievably full of life" and "joy and chaos and kindness and laughter and sunshine energy."