{"id":2147649,"date":"2026-09-16T14:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147649"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:58:16","slug":"james-wehr-was-pulled-over-for-loud-exhaust-before-fatal-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147649","title":{"rendered":"James Wehr Was Pulled Over For Loud Exhaust Before Fatal Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/db\/16by9\/2026\/09\/14\/db6a6cdff8404d78b6fc80bc58700150_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">James Wehr Was Pulled Over For Loud Exhaust Before Fatal Car Crash<\/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 for Loud Exhaust Before Fiery Crash<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\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=\"2026-09-16T07:58:16-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:58 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-5f74ad48588cfcda9beacb209891f81e\" 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_20260914_db6a6cdff8404d78b6fc80bc58700150\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:45f03227-384b-486a-afcc-12355c01b632\" 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\/db\/4by3\/2026\/09\/14\/db6a6cdff8404d78b6fc80bc58700150_md.jpg\" alt=\"James Wehr instagram 2\" 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-cd3ede764d5da515c38b92dc70b33f41\" 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 pulled over by local cops just hours before his death &#8230; and we&#8217;ve now learned the reason why.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-da6c035aca15eb9765f9a455c0e649d3\" 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 spokesperson for the Newport Beach Police Department tells TMZ &#8230; on Saturday at 7:21 PM, an officer &#8220;observed a vehicle with a loud exhaust and conducted a traffic stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-68ee7471d46d254598c968ffb690d269\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-3b912efd-9539-434a-8feb-3f3884fe387d-1671839865-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e4\/16by9\/2026\/09\/15\/e486e973636047c5a5243f4bb21631e0_md.png\" alt=\"091526_james_wehr_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-3b912efd-9539-434a-8feb-3f3884fe387d-1671839865-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">FLAMES OF FATALITY<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/james-wehr-crash-on-video-09-15-2026\/\">Video: James Wehr\u2019s Deadly Crash Captured on Camera in Fiery Video<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b502ae361e5207449e352afc4ba850de\" 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>We&#8217;re told the stop resulted in a warning issued to the driver, and he was sent on his way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fa3fa4993c8fbf451d96b8c8fe239a5a\" 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>Just 5 hours later &#8212; shortly after midnight early Sunday morning &#8212; James&#8217; 2019 McLaren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/14\/james-wehr-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>crashed<\/strong><\/a>. He and the passenger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/alexis-kramer\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Alexis &#8220;Lexi&#8221; Kramer<\/strong><\/a>, were both killed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ef0de99faea8fe6b380d180c7540bd5b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\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_0594a2d88401445faed19a8b9ca00576\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:45f03227-384b-486a-afcc-12355c01b632\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/05\/4by3\/2026\/09\/15\/0594a2d88401445faed19a8b9ca00576_md.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis Kramer insta 2\" 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-511ee877c5b9689a6f6994625bf02058\" 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>James was married, and Lexi was not his wife. Lexi&#8217;s family says he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/15\/james-wehr-hid-infidelity-before-car-crash-according-to-lexi-kramer-family\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>hid the true nature<\/strong><\/a> of his marriage from Lexi &#8230; allegedly telling her he was getting a divorce.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2ced3ba0af08952dc7d26aa66b368efe\" 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>We obtained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/15\/james-wehr-deadly-car-crash-video\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>video of the shocking crash<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; which shows James lose control of the car and crash into a tree &#8230; igniting a huge fireball.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-13f48e8ece67042ce0e25066ac91ddd4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260914_a0eb564e4ea7467c80fd83e85b38d3c1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:45f03227-384b-486a-afcc-12355c01b632\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/4by3\/2026\/09\/14\/a0eb564e4ea7467c80fd83e85b38d3c1_md.jpg\" alt=\"James Wehr instagram\" 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-12cbf91f1cf9271e4027417e6b592c91\" 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>Police are investigating the crash.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dfc745b5b67798832761564101893a62\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>James was 27 and Lexi was 22.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/16\/james-wehr-reason-for-police-stop-before-crash\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:45f03227-384b-486a-afcc-12355c01b632\" 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