{"id":360732,"date":"2026-09-14T08:18:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/car-influencer-james-wehr-dies-in-fiery-crash-in-california"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:18:21","slug":"car-influencer-james-wehr-dies-in-fiery-crash-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/car-influencer-james-wehr-dies-in-fiery-crash-in-california","title":{"rendered":"Automobile Influencer James Wehr Dies in Fiery Crash in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Car Influencer James Wehr<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dead At 27 &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">After Crashed Car Goes Up In Flames<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-14T05:53:03-07:00\"><br \/>\n               September 14, 2026<br \/>\n              5:53 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\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\">\n         <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:f64168d8-01f5-4b6b-a52e-0d17ebe14d19\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"activities car\" 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\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5f74ad48588cfcda9beacb209891f81e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8c62aa170df9690a667dac70a9d687ac\" 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> &#8212; a popular car influencer &#8212; died in Irvine, California, Sunday after his McLaren sports vehicle went up in flames following a crash, according to police and media reports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8c62aa170df9690a667dac70a9d687ac--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-84c19e79fd3e59d17591502497843578\" 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>Wehr was reportedly behind the wheel of the 2019 McLaren going at a high rate of speed early Sunday morning when he lost control of the car and hit a curb, then plowed into a tree, killing him and a passenger.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-84c19e79fd3e59d17591502497843578--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-859572c24ece963f32f5b84e65802e7b\" 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-4c4d7d35-26d5-47c0-a98c-0c3d5e673bbf-590330835-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-4c4d7d35-26d5-47c0-a98c-0c3d5e673bbf-590330835-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d4\/16by9\/2026\/09\/14\/d4a72c850f894952a6f0f713b312dcef_md.png\" alt=\"091426 james wehr kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-859572c24ece963f32f5b84e65802e7b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0700962d73218e9a1e3d99514a9a94df\" 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>Irvine PD officers responded to a call of a &#8220;vehicle fire&#8221; along with Orange County firefighters, who extinguished the blaze. When the smoke cleared, police found the bodies of Wehr and the unidentified passenger inside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0700962d73218e9a1e3d99514a9a94df--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c6e522517faca000c40134747dc0fda\" 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>South OC Cars and Coffee, owned by Wehr and his dad, <strong>Simon<\/strong>, announced Wehr&#8217;s death on Instagram, calling him their &#8220;darling son.&#8221; A photo accompanied the IG post, showing Wehr and his father smiling with their arms around each other.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c6e522517faca000c40134747dc0fda--><\/p>\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\">\n         <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:f64168d8-01f5-4b6b-a52e-0d17ebe14d19\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <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\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-13f48e8ece67042ce0e25066ac91ddd4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b18e7549bd97194bfc2e152f8f3f0f9d\" 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&#8217; wife, <strong>Emma<\/strong>, also shared an emotional post, calling him &#8220;genuinely one of the best people I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of knowing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b18e7549bd97194bfc2e152f8f3f0f9d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-51c2fd689fd4931a3e075ce6a8d00a19\" 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>Wehr was 27.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-51c2fd689fd4931a3e075ce6a8d00a19--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4\" 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>RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5952bcce218791c4e1a1c3dc2322aaa4--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/14\/james-wehr-dead\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car Influencer James Wehr Dead At 27 &#8230; 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