{"id":2146492,"date":"2026-09-15T21:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2146492"},"modified":"2026-09-15T21:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:47:29","slug":"james-wehr-stopped-by-cops-moments-before-fatal-crash-was-in-drivers-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2146492","title":{"rendered":"James Wehr Stopped By Cops Moments Before Fatal Crash, Was in Driver&#8217;s Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/16by9\/2026\/09\/15\/577adb7562fc468d91ac51816bba8190_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">James Wehr Stopped By Cops Moments Before Fatal Crash, Was in Driver&#8217;s Seat<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">James Wehr<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Pulled Over Before Deadly Crash &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Cops Confirm He Was Driving<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-15T14:47:29-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 15, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            2:47 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-ec5ddd31751149fa1ecd1b8139c589b9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260915_577adb7562fc468d91ac51816bba8190\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a4f34c7d-a448-4e5f-a589-3b4896c10045\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/57\/4by3\/2026\/09\/15\/577adb7562fc468d91ac51816bba8190_md.jpg\" alt=\"James Wehr insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fadb8052006e4bd11b91a9565e737213\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/james-wehr\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>James Wehr<\/strong><\/a> was behind the wheel of the McLaren that crashed and killed him Sunday &#8230; 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