Inside automobile titan’s last hours with Hooters lover earlier than McLaren crash

A California automobile fanatic and a Hooters calendar lady from Florida had been on a primary date once they died in a horrific fireball crash, her household has revealed.

James Wehr, 27, and Alexis “Lexi” Kramer, 22, have been killed round 12:20 a.m. Sunday when his 2019 McLaren slammed right into a tree in Irvine, Orange County. The huge power of the impression break up the supercar in two and noticed it burst into flames, killing each individuals inside, with harrowing video displaying the extent of the harm.

A member of Kramer’s household advised the California Submit that Wehr paid for her to fly from her residence in Lakeland, Fla., to California Friday to fulfill for the primary time after one month of chatting on social media.

The member of the family mentioned Wehr had advised Kramer he was separated from his spouse Emma they usually have been finalizing their divorce, but it surely had not been filed with the courts in Orange County. The relative mentioned Kramer believed she was touring to see a person who liked her. The pair then spent all of Saturday collectively.

Wehr first took Kramer out to breakfast earlier than the pair headed to Nobu for dinner and later drinks on the Pendry, the relative mentioned.

{A photograph} posted to Wehr’s social media account earlier than the crash confirmed his flashy supercar parked outdoors the lodge Saturday evening.

The member of the family mentioned: “He talked to her every single day, on a regular basis and eventually acquired her to fly out to California to return see him.”

Kramer had by no means met Wehr in individual earlier than making the journey. The pair had met via Instagram direct messages and had been speaking for a few month, in keeping with the relative. She knew Wehr was married however believed his assurances that the connection was successfully over. “She solely knew from what he advised her that they have been nearly carried out finalizing their divorce,” the member of the family mentioned.

The relative mentioned that they had warned Kramer about being skeptical Wehr was truly getting divorced, however that Kramer needed to consider him: “She tried so laborious to present him the good thing about the doubt as a result of I used to be cautious about if he was truly getting divorced.”

On the evening of the crash, Kramer despatched a photograph to a member of the family from breakfast with a message studying, “At cute breakfast place.”

The image confirmed the aspect profile of a person whose tattoo sleeve matched Wehr’s.

Hours later, the McLaren was stopped at a purple gentle earlier than accelerating at a excessive fee of pace when the sunshine turned inexperienced, police mentioned.

The driving force misplaced management, crossed a curb and slammed right into a tree. Authorities haven’t mentioned who was driving or launched a exact pace because the investigation continues.

The Submit has reached out to Wehr’s household and enterprise for remark.

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