Alexis“Lexi”Kramer, a 22-year-old Hooters calendar girl from Lakeland, Florida, was killed Sunday when the McLaren she was riding in crashed into a tree in Irvine, California. The driver, 27-year-old car influencer James Wehr, had been pulled over by Newport Beach police roughly five hours earlier for a loud exhaust, a detail that has intensified interest in the ongoing investigation.
Kramer had flown to California on Friday to spend the weekend with Wehr. On Tuesday, her family launched a GoFundMe titled“Celebrating Lexi’s Life and Passions,”aiming to raise $18,000 to cover funeral expenses and transport her body back to Florida. As of Wednesday, the campaign had raised $10,700. The family’s tribute reads, in part,“Lexi was the funniest, kindest, and most exhilarating person I’ve ever had the privilege to know,”closing with,“Whether it’s in this lifetime or the next, my heart will always find its way to you.”
The crash, which involved a 2019 McLaren, remains under investigation by Irvine police, and questions about the events leading up to Sunday continue to circulate online. What do you think should happen next in this case? Sound off in the comments.
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